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Amendment Removing Land Use and Algorithm Rules from HB 451
This amendment to House Bill No. 451 removes sections about land use, computer algorithms, and specific lists of covered practices while updating the definition of housing discrimination liability.
What This Bill Does
- Removes provisions related to land use from the bill.
- Deletes language regarding algorithms.
- Updates a section to clarify that it codifies the disparate impact framework recognized under the federal Fair Housing Act.
- States that liability can be established based on a practice's discriminatory effect, regardless of intent.
- Removes specific lists of covered practices and replaces them with a general statement applying to all discriminatory housing practices defined in § 4602.
Who It Names or Affects
- People involved in cases regarding the updated rules on housing discrimination liability
- Courts or agencies interpreting House Bill No. 451
Terms To Know
- Disparate impact framework
- A legal rule recognized under the federal Fair Housing Act that allows for finding liability based on a practice's effect rather than intent.
- Discriminatory effect
- The outcome of an action used to establish liability, regardless of whether there was discriminatory intent.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state when this amendment becomes effective.
- The specific details of the removed land-use and algorithm provisions are not described in the provided summary or excerpt beyond their removal.