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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 7, 2025

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Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB235

AN ACT relating to civil rights.

Repeal and reenact KRS 344.010 to define terms; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; amend KRS 210.033, 344.030, 344.100 and 344.110 to conform; amend KRS…

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This bill would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics under Kentucky's civil rights law. It would make it illegal to discriminate against someone on those bases in employment, housing, public accommodations such as businesses open to the public, credit, insurance, and other areas currently covered by state civil rights protections. The bill also updates the authority of state and local human rights commissions to address such discrimination. Who it may affect: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Kentuckians, as well as employers, landlords, lenders, insurers, and businesses that serve the public.

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