MS HB687 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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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 |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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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 |