Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors
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HB 1124 — Prohibition of race based hair discrimination.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Prohibits race discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  2. Authored by Representative Summers

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (149)

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Subjects

civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1124 do?
Prohibits race discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles.
Who sponsors HB 1124?
HB 1124 is sponsored by Vanessa Summers (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1124?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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