Bill > HB4777

This bill removes "gender identity or expression" as a protected category from the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which means that individuals would no longer be legally protected from discrimination based on their gender identity or gender expression in areas like employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and real estate transactions. Specifically, the bill eliminates the definition of "gender identity or expression" from the law's definitions section and removes references to this category across multiple sections of the act, including those related to employment practices, educational institutions, public accommodations, and real estate transactions. By deleting these protections, the bill would effectively allow discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in various aspects of Michigan life. The changes would apply to multiple contexts such as job hiring and firing, school admissions, access to public spaces, rental and housing opportunities, and financial services. While other protected categories like race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, and national origin would remain intact, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals would lose their current legal safeguards against discriminatory treatment.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4777