North Carolina SB 381: Equality for All.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 381

Short Title: Equality for All. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Grafstein, Mayfield, and Meyer (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 24, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROTECT ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN 2
ALL WALKS OF LIFE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
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PART I. HOUSING 6
SECTION 1.1. G.S. 41A-3 reads as rewritten: 7
"§ 41A-3. Definitions. 8
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply: 9
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(5a) "Protected status" means a person's race, color, national origin, religion, age, 11
disability, sex, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender 12
identity, military or veteran status, or genetic information. 13
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SECTION 1.2. G.S. 41A-4 reads as rewritten: 15
"§ 41A-4. Unlawful discriminatory housing practices. 16
(a) It is an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any person in a real estate 17
transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicapping condition, or 18
familial status the protected status of another person to: 19
(1) Refuse to engage in a real estate transaction; 20
(2) Discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of a real 21
estate transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection 22
therewith; 23
(2a), (2c) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-388, s. 1, effective October 1, 2009. 24
(3) Refuse to receive or fail to transmit a bona fide offer to engage in a real estate 25
transaction; 26
(4) Refuse to negotiate for a real estate transaction; 27
(5) Represent to a person that real property is not available for inspection, sale, 28
rental, or lease when in fact it is so available, or fail to bring a property listing 29
to his attention, or refuse to permit him to inspect real property; 30
(6) Make, print, circulate, post, or mail or cause to be so published a statement, 31
advertisement, or sign, or use a form or application for a real estate transaction, 32
or make a record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real estate 33
transaction, which indicates directly or indirectly, an intent to make a 34
limitation, specification, or discrimination with respect thereto; 35

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(7) Offer, solicit, accept, use, or retain a listing of real property with the 1
understanding that any person may be discriminated against in a real estate 2
transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection 3
therewith; or 4
(8) Otherwise make unavailable or deny housing. 5
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(b1) It is an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any person or other entity whose 7
business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions to discriminate against 8
any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms and conditions of such a 9
transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicapping condition, or 10
familial that person's protected status. As used in this subsection, "residential real estate related 11
transaction" means: 12
(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing financial assistance (i) for 13
purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, or 14
(ii) where the security is residential real estate; or 15
(2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real estate. 16
The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit any financial institution from using a loan 17
application which inquires into a person's financial and dependent obligations or from basing its 18
actions on the income or financial abilities of any person. 19
(c) It is an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for a person to induce or attempt to 20
induce another to enter into a real estate transaction from which such person may profit: 21
(1) By representing that a change has occurred, or may or will occur in the 22
composition of the residents of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the 23
real property is located with respect to race, color, religion, sex, national 24
origin, handicapping condition, or familial the protected status of the owners 25
or occupants; or 26
(2) By representing that a change has resulted, or may or will result in the 27
lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or 28
a decline in the quality of schools in the block, neighborhood, or area in which 29
the real property is located. 30
(d) It is an unlawful discriminatory housing practice to deny any person who is otherwise 31
qualified by State law access to or membership or participation in any real estate brokers' 32
organization, multiple listing service, or other service, organization, or facility relating to the 33
business of engaging in real estate transactions, or to discriminate in the terms or conditions of 34
such access, membership, o