Bill to protect domestic violence victims from housing discrimination passes the Senate

admin · 05-06-2015, 07:31 PM

Following contentious debate on the floor of the Louisiana Senate, a bill that aims to protect victims of domestic violence from eviction and housing discrimination*narrowly passed by a vote of 21-16.

Senate Bill 174*comes from state Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, D-Baton Rouge, who attempted a similar bill last year. The measure failed to pass the Louisiana House of Representatives, which could be the next stop for this year's legislation.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Bill to protect domestic violence victims from housing discrimination passes the Senate Following contentious debate on the floor of the Louisiana Senate, a bill that aims to protect victims of domestic violence from eviction and housing discriminationnarrowly passed by a vote of 21-16. Senate Bill 174comes from state Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, D-Baton Rouge, who attempted a similar bill last year. The measure failed to pass the Louisiana House of Representatives, which could be the next stop for this year's legislation.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]