Bill > HB4751

This bill proposes to remove sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as protected categories under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act in Michigan. Specifically, the bill eliminates these terms from various sections of the existing law that prohibit discrimination in employment, public accommodations, education, housing, and other areas. The proposed changes would remove legal protections against discrimination for LGBTQ+ individuals in contexts such as hiring, housing, education, and public services. Key modifications include deleting definitions of sexual orientation and gender identity from the law, and removing these categories from lists of protected characteristics in sections covering employment, real estate transactions, educational institutions, and public accommodations. The bill effectively narrows the scope of anti-discrimination protections, returning the law to its previous state before recent expansions of civil rights coverage. This change would mean that employers, landlords, educational institutions, and other entities would no longer be legally prohibited from discriminating against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4751