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SB599 • 2025

Prohibits landlords from inquiring about or discriminating on the basis of a tenant's or applicant's immigration or citizenship status, rejecting an applicant based on the type of identifying documentation or disclosing or threatening disclosure of an applicant's or a tenant's immigration or citizenship status for improper purposes.

Prohibits landlords from inquiring about or discriminating on the basis of a tenant's or applicant's immigration or citizenship status, rejecting an applicant based on the type of identifying documentation or disclosing or threatening disclosure of an applicant's or a tenant's immigration or citizenship status for improper purposes.

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Campos,, Representative Ruiz, Senator Broadman,, Frederick,, Gelser Blouin,, Golden,, Manning Jr,, Meek,, Patterson,, Pham,, Sollman,, Representative Chaichi,, Chotzen,, Fragala,, Gamba,, Grayber,, Hudson,, Marsh,, Munoz,, Neron,, Nguyen H,, Nosse,, Sosa,
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 226, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, May 28, 2025.

  3. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-21 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-20 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-19 House

    Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed. Ayes, 36; Nays, 15--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Harbick, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 4--Evans, Levy E, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Elmer, Helfrich, Lewis, Sanchez.

  7. 2025-05-15 House

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-05-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-05-08 House

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-04-23 House

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-03-27 House

    Referred to Judiciary.

  12. 2025-03-25 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  13. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 8--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher; Excused, 1--Woods.

  14. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Girod declared potential conflict of interest.

  15. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Carried over to 03-24 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-03-18 Senate

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  18. 2025-03-12 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  21. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act bans a landlord from biases in renting a home based on immigration status. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act bans biases in the rent or sale of property based on immigration status. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</i>]
Prohibits landlords from inquiring about or [<i>disclosing</i>]<b> discriminating on the basis of a tenant's or applicant's</b> immigration <b>or citizenship</b> status<b>,</b> [<i>or</i>] rejecting an applicant [<i>due to immigration status. Prohibits discrimination based on immigration status for real property transactions.</i>] <b>based on the type of identifying documentation or disclosing or threatening disclosure of an applicant's or a tenant's immigration or citizenship status for improper purposes. Authorizes statutory penalties.
Becomes operative 30 days after the effective date.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned