Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits discrimination based on ancestry.

Highlights:

• Prohibits discrimination based on ancestry and amends the definition of “ancestry” to include, among other things, the following (Sec. 2):

• Lineal descent;

• Heritage;

• Parentage;

• Caste; or

• Inherited social status.

• Defines “caste” as an individual’s perceived position in a system of social stratification on the basis of inherited status, and characterized by the following factors, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):

• Inability or restricted ability to alter inherited status;

• Socially enforced restriction on marriage;

• Private or public segregation and discrimination; and

• Social excludsion on the basis of perceived status.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall become effective upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 5).

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