Mississippi House Bill 687

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-1)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - 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 Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Or Protective 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; And For Related Purposes.

The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.

Rep. Orlando Paden [D]	Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]	Rep. Cheikh Taylor [D]	Rep. John Hines [D]
Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Robert Johnson [D]	Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]
Rep. Bryant Clark [D]	Rep. Otis Anthony [D]	Rep. Willie Bailey [D]	Rep. Christopher Bell [D]
Rep. Cedric Burnett [D]	Rep. Tamarra Butler-Washington [D]	Rep. Ronnie Crudup [D]	Rep. Oscar Denton [D]
Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Justis Gibbs [D]	Rep. Kenji Holloway [D]	Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]
Rep. Lataisha Jackson [D]	Rep. Timaka James-Jones [D]	Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]	Rep. Hester Jackson-McCray [D]
Rep. Carl Mickens [D]	Rep. Fabian Nelson [D]	Rep. Tracey Rosebud [D]	Rep. Robert Sanders [D]
Rep. Omeria Scott [D]	Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-28	House	DR - TSDPCS: BC To JA
2024-01-29	House	Referred To Business and Commerce;Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0687.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0687IN.htm