REFERENCE TITLE: discrimination; prohibited; protective hairstyles State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2652 Introduced by Representatives Crews: Aguilar, Contreras P, Garcia, Liguori, Peshlakai, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton An Act amending title 41, chapter 9, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1469; amending title 41, chapter 9, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1492.13; relating to discrimination. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: discrimination; prohibited; protective hairstyles
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
HB 2652
Introduced by Representatives Crews: Aguilar, Contreras P, Garcia, Liguori, Peshlakai, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton
REFERENCE TITLE: discrimination; prohibited; protective hairstyles
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
HB 2652
Introduced by
Representatives Crews: Aguilar, Contreras P, Garcia, Liguori, Peshlakai, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton
An Act
amending title 41, chapter 9, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1469; amending title 41, chapter 9, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1492.13; relating to discrimination.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 41, chapter 9, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1469, to read: START_STATUTE41-1469. Unlawful employment practices; protective hairstyles; definitions A. Notwithstanding any other law, It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer, labor organization or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs, including on-the-job training programs, to discriminate against any individual because of the individual's protective hairstyle, race or ethnicity. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Protective hairstyle" includes such hairstyles as braids, locks and twists of any length. 2. "Race or ethnicity" includes: (a) Ancestry, color, ethnic group identification and ethnic background. (b) Traits that are historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 9, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1492.13, to read: START_STATUTE41-1492.13. Protective hairstyles; discrimination by schools prohibited; definitions A. Notwithstanding any other law, It is unlawful for a nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate or postgraduate private school or other place of education to discriminate against any individual because of the individual's protective hairstyle, race or ethnicity. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Protective hairstyle" includes such hairstyles as braids, locks and twists of any length. 2. "Race or ethnicity" includes: (a) Ancestry, color, ethnic group identification and ethnic background. (b) Traits that are historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 9, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1469, to read:
START_STATUTE41-1469. Unlawful employment practices; protective hairstyles; definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer, labor organization or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs, including on-the-job training programs, to discriminate against any individual because of the individual's protective hairstyle, race or ethnicity.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Protective hairstyle" includes such hairstyles as braids, locks and twists of any length.
2. "Race or ethnicity" includes:
(a) Ancestry, color, ethnic group identification and ethnic background.
(b) Traits that are historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 9, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1492.13, to read:
START_STATUTE41-1492.13. Protective hairstyles; discrimination by schools prohibited; definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, It is unlawful for a nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate or postgraduate private school or other place of education to discriminate against any individual because of the individual's protective hairstyle, race or ethnicity.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Protective hairstyle" includes such hairstyles as braids, locks and twists of any length.
2. "Race or ethnicity" includes:
(a) Ancestry, color, ethnic group identification and ethnic background.
(b) Traits that are historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. END_STATUTE