South Carolina House Bill 5156

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 31-21-65, 45-9-11, And 59-63-41 So As To Make It Unlawful And Against Public Policy Of This State In Housing, Public Accommodations, And Education To Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, Or National Origin, Including Discriminating Against Certain Facial Features, Hair Textures, Hair Types, And Hair Styles Associated With Race; By Amending Section 1-13-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Clarifying Definitions To Make It Unlawful And Against Public Policy Of This State In Employment To Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, Or National Origin; And By Amending Section 1-13-80, Relating To Exceptions To Unlawful Employment Practices, So As To Provide An Exception To Covered Employers Allowing Them To Prohibit Certain Facial Features, Hair Textures, Hair Types, And Hairstyles Associated With Race When Necessary To The Health And Safety Of The Employee.

Discrimination

Rep. Kambrell Garvin [D]	Rep. John King [D]	Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]
Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-27	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2024-02-27	House	Introduced and read first time

H3738 (Similar To) 2023-05-11 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	13	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	13	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
31	21	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	9	11	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	63	41	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5156&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5156_20240227.htm