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Senate panel weighs adding citizenship and immigration-status protections to housing and public-accommodation law, seeks judiciary review of federal conflicts
Summary
Committee discussed House draft language adding citizenship and immigration status to public-accommodation and unfair housing protections and a lender exception to avoid conflict with federal law; members asked for judiciary review and a separate senate draft.
The Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on May 2 debated draft language that would add citizenship and immigration status to the list of protected characteristics in public-accommodations and unfair-housing provisions.
Cameron Wood of the Office of Legislative Counsel reviewed differences between the House and Senate drafts: the House removed immigration status from some housing sections but was considering a standalone bill, H.169, and related amendments. The House also proposed a clause saying that if federal law requires verification of immigration status, that verification would not constitute a violation of the state…
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