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MI HB4777
Bill
Status
8/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brad Paquette
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AI Summary
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Removes "gender identity or expression" as a protected class from Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act across all areas including employment, housing, public accommodations, public services, and education
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Eliminates the definition of "gender identity or expression" (previously defined as "having or being perceived as having a gender-related self-identity or expression whether or not associated with an individual's assigned sex at birth") from the act
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Retains all other protected classes under the act: religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, height, weight, familial status, and marital status
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Applies changes to prohibitions on discrimination by employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, educational institutions, real estate transactions, and places of public accommodation
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Modifies state contract requirements to remove gender identity or expression from the non-discrimination covenant that contractors and subcontractors must follow
Legislative Description
Civil rights: general discrimination; gender identity or expression; remove from categories protected under Elliott-Larsen civil rights act. Amends title & secs. 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505 & 506 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2102 et seq.).
Civil rights: general discrimination
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/20/2025
8/21/2025