Human Rights
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To create a bill to designate February 3 as “Freedom Day,” to memorialize the February 3, 1865 Act by the Legislature that abolished slavery in West Virginia. [HB-4254]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to declare February 3 as a special memorial day to be known as Freedom Day to memorialize the February 3, 1865, Act by the Legislature that abolished slavery in West Virginia.
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Adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act and WV Fair Housing Act [HB-4194]
[Housing ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Real Estate ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment and places of public accommodation. The bill adds "age", "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the categories covered by the Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing. The bill defines "sexual orientation" and "gender identity".
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Life at Conception Act of 2024 [HB-4464]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to guarantee the right to life to all human beings and to provide definitions.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
VA Human Rights Act; prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship or immigration status. [HB-954]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Virginia Human Rights Act; prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship or immigration status. Adds citizenship or immigration status to the classes protected from unlawful discrimination in the Virginia Human Rights Act.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Human Rights Act; complaint or charge of discrimination, right to file civil action. [HB-782]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Virginia Human Rights Act; timelines for civil actions. Clarifies timelines for civil actions alleging unlawful discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The bill requires any civil action for unlawful discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act brought in an appropriate general district or circuit court to be filed within 90 days of the complainant receiving a notice of his right to file such action from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law. Virginia Human Rights
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. [SB-350]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. Permits a complainant who has not received a notice of the right to file a civil action from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regardless of whether the complaint was dual-filed, as requested after 180 days have passed from the date the complaint was filed to commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the person who allegedly unlawfully discriminated against the complainant.
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 13; Title 40; Title 49; Title 56; Title 57; Title 63; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to discrimination. [HB-1670]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
As introduced, increases, from 10 days to 10 business days, the time period from receipt of a complaint of a discriminatory practice having been committed in which the human rights commission must serve on the complainant a notice acknowledging the filing of the complaint and informing the complainant of the respondent's time limits and choice of forums, and the time period within which the commission must furnish the respondent with a copy of the complaint and a notice advising the respondent of the respondent's procedural rights and obligations.
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Correct Outdated References in and Relating to the Maine Human Rights Act [HB-2142]
[Human Rights ]
An Act to Correct Outdated References in and Relating to the Maine Human Rights Act
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). [HJR-1]
[Reproductive Rights ]
Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). [SJR-1]
[Reproductive Rights ]
Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Enact the Maine Data Privacy and Protection Act [HB-1977]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act to Enact the Maine Data Privacy and Protection Act
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Privacy Act [SB-1973]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Privacy Act
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Amend the Definition of "Educational Institution" Under the Maine Human Rights Act to Include Single-sex Educational Institutions [HB-1833]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
An Act to Amend the Definition of "Educational Institution" Under the Maine Human Rights Act to Include Single-sex Educational Institutions
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Give Consumers Control over Sensitive Personal Data by Requiring Consumer Consent Prior to Collection of Data [HB-1705]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
An Act to Give Consumers Control over Sensitive Personal Data by Requiring Consumer Consent Prior to Collection of Data
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Add Political Affiliation as a Protected Class to the Maine Human Rights Act [SB-1663]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
An Act to Add Political Affiliation as a Protected Class to the Maine Human Rights Act
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Cannabis Establishment Owners and Employees and Cannabis Users [HB-1647]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
An Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Cannabis Establishment Owners and Employees and Cannabis Users
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Maine 131st Legislature
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Recognize the Right to Personal Privacy [SB-1629]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Recognize the Right to Personal Privacy
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Protect Maine Citizens from Discrimination by Including Vaccination Status as a Protected Class [HB-1501]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
An Act to Protect Maine Citizens from Discrimination by Including Vaccination Status as a Protected Class
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Increase the Limits on Awards for Compensatory and Punitive Damages Under the Maine Human Rights Act [HB-1423]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
An Act to Increase the Limits on Awards for Compensatory and Punitive Damages Under the Maine Human Rights Act
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Ban Monitoring Software Targeting Maine Students [SB-1144]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act to Ban Monitoring Software Targeting Maine Students