Minnesota Senate Bill SF2097 Latest Draft

                            1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to human rights; prohibiting source of income discrimination in housing;​
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.09, by adding a subdivision.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.6to read:​
1.7 Subd. 7.Discrimination; housing assistance.A landlord shall not discriminate against​
1.8a tenant based on the tenant's use of federal, state, or local government rental assistance; a​
1.9housing choice voucher program; or another form of public assistance that helps a tenant​
1.10pay rent. A landlord shall not deny a tenant or prospective tenant a viewing of a rental unit​
1.11or application for a rental unit, deny them the opportunity to rent a unit, or discriminate​
1.12against a tenant or prospective tenant who uses rental assistance or a housing choice voucher.​
1.13A landlord shall not advertise that the landlord will not rent to a tenant who uses rental​
1.14assistance or a housing choice voucher program.​
1​Section 1.​
25-00450 as introduced​12/12/24 REVISOR EB/RC​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2097​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Port, Abeler, Hoffman and Mohamed)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​03/03/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​