2025 Regular Session SB 599 A

• Chief Sponsors: Senator Campos
• Regular Sponsors: Senator Broadman, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Manning Jr, Meek, Patterson, Pham, Sollman, Representative Chaichi, Chotzen, Gamba, Grayber, Hudson, Marsh, Munoz, Neron, Nguyen H, Nosse, Sosa, (Presession filed.)
• Bill Title: Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; declaring an emergency.

Catchline/Summary

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.

Digest: This Act bans a landlord from biases in renting a home based on immigration status. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).

[Digest: This Act bans biases in the rent or sale of property based on immigration status. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).]

Prohibits landlords from inquiring about or [disclosing] discriminating on the basis of a tenant's or applicant's immigration or citizenship status, [or] rejecting an applicant [due to immigration status. Prohibits discrimination based on immigration status for real property transactions.] 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.

• Fiscal Impact: Has Minimal Fiscal Impact
• Revenue Impact: No Revenue Impact
• Current Location: In House Committee
• Current Committee: House Committee On Judiciary