More states have enacted bills barring discrimination in housing, and some progress has been made in the campaign to end bias in that field, according to a country-wide analysis issued here today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Four states, the ACLU reported, have strengthened existing laws forbidding discrimination in housing, extending the penalties for such discrimination in privately owned real estate. These states are Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota. One state, Indiana, was reported having “moved forward” by enacting a bill forbidding bias in public housing.
In Rhode Island, the report showed, four housing bills, “ranging from strong to weak,” have been placed before the State Legislature. Proposed anti-bias housing measures are also pending in the legislatures of Alaska, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Connecticut, Some of these proposed measures would extend coverage already existing, and are considered having “good chances for passage.”
The report added: “Housing bills were defeated in California, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and the State of Washington. The outlook for approval of stronger housing legislation in Illinois was dim.”
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