HB5243 SFA Caputo 3-9 #3

Parsley – 7816

Senator Caputo moves to amend the amendment after page 4, after line 92, by inserting the following:

"CHAPTER 5. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

§5-11-21. Racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles; definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this article, discrimination based on race includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on hair textures and protective hairstyles historically associated with a particular race.

(b) The term "protective hairstyles" includes, but is not limited to, hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists."

Adopted

Rejected