Bill Title: Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-12 - SIGNED CHAP.95 [A07797 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Assembly	Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable	2019-06-20	27	0	0	4	31	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules	2019-06-19	19	3	0	0	22	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Rules Committee Vote	2019-06-17	12	7	0	0	19	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage	2019-06-17	46	16	0	0	62	Passed	Link	View

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