Plain English Breakdown
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Law Against Weight, Height, or Body Size Discrimination
This act stops people from being treated unfairly because of their weight, height, or body size in areas like transportation, businesses open to the public, housing, buying and selling things, work, picking juries, education, and government services.
What This Bill Does
- Adds rules to stop discrimination based on a person's weight, height, or body size.
- Applies these rules to transportation, businesses open to the public, housing, commerce and trade, employment, jury selection, education, and public administration.
- Fixes small mistakes in existing laws to make them follow Delaware’s guide for writing new laws.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who might face discrimination because of their weight, height, or body size.
- Businesses that provide transportation, housing, education, and other services open to the public.
- Employers and schools where people work or study.
Terms To Know
- Discrimination
- Treating someone unfairly because of a characteristic they have.
- Public accommodation
- A place that is open to the public, like restaurants or stores.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify what will happen if people break these rules.
- It's unclear how this law will be enforced and who will make sure it is followed.