Status on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill

On March 18, 2004, I reported on a Senate Judiciary Hearing on bills relating to sexual orientation discrimination. The committee passed out amended version of the bills and the bills will be going to conference committee.

HB 1715 SD1 This bill adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the category of protected classifications in the residential real property transactions. Sexual orientation is currently a protected classification under the State fair employment laws. The bill would mean that Hawaii condo associations would be subject to claims for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill continues to vaguely define gender identity.

Conference committee members have not been selected.