Mississippi House Bill 495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Policies That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; To Amend Sections 25-9-149 And 25-9-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.

Rep. Earle Banks [D]	Rep. Daryl Porter [D]	Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Bo Brown [D]
Rep. Bryant Clark [D]	Rep. Bob Evans [D]	Rep. Karl Gibbs [D]	Rep. John Hines [D]
Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]	Rep. Carl Mickens [D]	Rep. Rufus Straughter [D]	Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-13	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Workforce Development

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	9	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	9	149	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0495.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0495IN.htm