Bill Text: HI HB1621 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Accommodations; Protected Categories
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-30 - Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott, Takai, Woodson excused (3). [HB1621 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB1621-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to public accommodations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 489-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§489-3 Discriminatory practices
prohibition. Unfair discriminatory practices that deny, or attempt to
deny, a person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities,
privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation
on the basis of race, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, color, religion, ancestry, [or] disability, homelessness
(as "homeless" is defined under section 346-361), the receipt of any
form of federal or state public assistance, or the receipt of benefits under
chapter 383 are prohibited."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Public Accommodations; Protected Categories
Description:
Adds homelessness, receipt of public assistance, and receipt of unemployment benefits as basis under which discrimination in public accommodations is prohibited.
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