Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect

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Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect; and providing that certain conduct necessary to achieve certain nondiscriminatory interests does not constitute a certain violation.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 26, 2026

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D · PrimeDeni Taveras
D · CoGabriel Acevero
D · CoDylan Behler
D · CoDiana Fennell
D · CoLinda Foley
D · CoTerri Hill
D · CoJulian Ivey
D · CoAaron Kaufman
D · CoMary Lehman
D · CoGabriel Moreno
D · CoDarrell Odom
D · CoMalcolm Ruff
D · CoRyan Spiegel
D · CoJen Terrasa
D · CoVeronica Turner
D · CoJoe Vogel
D · CoNicole Williams
D · CoGreg Wims
D · CoSarah Wolek
D · CoJamila Woods

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