Michigan Senate passes bill to protect LGBTQ from discrimination
The bill to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act still needs to pass through the Michigan House before it can become law.
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The bill to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act still needs to pass through the Michigan House before it can become law.
Senate Bill 4 would amend Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation, gender identity and expression as protected classes.
The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to add LGBTQ+ protections to Michigan's civil rights act, one of the first major moves under new Democratic leadership in the Michigan Legislature.
The bill to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act still needs to pass through the Michigan House before it can become law.
LANSING — Anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people would be codified in Michigan's civil rights law under legislation approved Wednesday by the state Senate, where supporters said such provisions should finally be enshrined in statute after a decades-long push and not solely be safeguarded…