A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” by amending the title and sections 102, 103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 301, 302, 302a, 402, 502, 504, 505, 506, and 507 (MCL 37.2102, 37.2103, 37.2202, 37.2203, 37.2204, 37.2205, 37.2206, 37.2207, 37.2209, 37.2210, 37.2301, 37.2302, 37.2302a, 37.2402, 37.2502, 37.2504, 37.2505, 37.2506, and 37.2507), the title and sections 102, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 301, 302, 302a, 402, 504, 505, and 506 as amended by 2023 PA 6, section 103 as amended by 2023 PA 45, section 202 as amended by 2023 PA 31, and section 502 as amended by 2024 PA 180.
House Bill No. 4548 amends Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to add 'ethnicity'—including protections against antisemitism—as a protected class, expanding anti-discrimination safeguards in employment, housing, education, and public accommodations, and takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Government Operations