House File 471 - Introduced



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    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to an unfair or discriminatory practice under the
  2    civil rights law based upon the wearing apparel of a person.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 3015HH 81
  5 jm/pj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  216.7A  UNFAIR PRACTICES ==
  1  2 WEARING APPAREL.
  1  3    It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for any
  1  4 owner, lessee, sublessee, proprietor, manager, agent, or
  1  5 employee of any public accommodation to deny access to any
  1  6 public accommodation or service to any person based upon the
  1  7 brand name of a person's wearing apparel.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  Section 216.2, subsection 13, Code 2005, is
  1  9 amended to read as follows:
  1 10    13.  "Unfair practice" or "discriminatory practice" means
  1 11 those practices specified as unfair or discriminatory in
  1 12 sections 216.6, 216.7, 216.7A, 216.8, 216.8A, 216.9, 216.10,
  1 13 216.11, and 216.11A.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill relates to an unfair or discriminatory practice
  1 16 based upon the wearing apparel of a person.
  1 17    The bill provides that it is an unfair or discriminatory
  1 18 practice for any owner, lessee, sublessee, or manager or
  1 19 employee of any public accommodation to deny access to any
  1 20 public accommodation to any person based upon the brand name
  1 21 of the person's wearing apparel.
  1 22    If an unfair or discriminatory practice is alleged to have
  1 23 occurred, the Iowa civil rights commission shall investigate,
  1 24 mediate, and finally determine the merits of complaints
  1 25 alleging unfair or discriminatory practices, and may award
  1 26 damages to a complainant, subject to judicial review.
  1 27    Code section 216.2(12) defines "public accommodation" to
  1 28 generally mean each and every place, establishment, or
  1 29 facility of whatever kind, nature, or class that caters or
  1 30 offers services, facilities, or goods for a fee.
  1 31 LSB 3015HH 81
  1 32 jm:rj/pj/5