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TX SB150

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Jose Menendez

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation based on race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military veteran status, with exemptions for private clubs and religious organizations not open to the public

  • Expands Texas employment discrimination law to add sexual orientation, gender identity, and military veteran status as protected classes, applying to employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and training programs

  • Amends the Texas Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and military veteran status in sales, rentals, advertising, lending, and brokerage services

  • Establishes an administrative enforcement process through the Texas Workforce Commission, requiring complaints to be filed within 180 days, with options for alternative dispute resolution, investigation, and conciliation before judicial action

  • Authorizes civil penalties, compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief for violations, with the Attorney General empowered to bring civil actions for pattern or practice discrimination cases

Legislative Description

Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Last Action

Referred to Economic Development

2/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Development2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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