Maureen Walsh voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Prohibits Race-Based Hairstyle Discrimination
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Prohibits Race-Based Hairstyle Discrimination
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits racial discrimination based on hair by expanding the definition of race to include hair characteristics.
Species that the definition for “race” is inclusive of traits historically associated or perceived to be associated with race including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (Sec. 1).
Specifies that “protective hairstyles” includes, but is not limited to, such hairstyles as afros, braids, locks, and twists (Sec. 1).
Title: Prohibits Race-Based Hairstyle Discrimination
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits racial discrimination based on hair by expanding the definition of race to include hair characteristics.
Species that the definition for “race” is inclusive of traits historically associated or perceived to be associated with race including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (Sec. 1).
Specifies that “protective hairstyles” includes, but is not limited to, such hairstyles as afros, braids, locks, and twists (Sec. 1).
Title: Prohibits Race-Based Hairstyle Discrimination