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House amends bill to add 'housing status' to state anti-discrimination laws
Summary
Representative Stevens reported H.132, which the committee limited to adding 'housing status' (actual or perceived homelessness, citing 42 U.S.C. 11302 as used in the bill) to multiple state anti-discrimination statutes; members raised concerns about real-estate transactions and scope before adopting the committee amendment and ordering third reading.
Representative Stevens, reporting for the House General and Housing Committee, said H.132 does not include the broader 'bill of rights' originally discussed but instead adds "housing status" — defined in the bill by reference to 42 U.S.C. 11302 — as a protected characteristic in a range of Vermont statutes. Stevens described the committee's decision to narrow the bill because of constitutional and practical…
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