Vermont H 60: An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on immunization status

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H.60 1
Introduced by Representatives Higley of Lowell, Burtt of Cabot, Casey of 2
Hubbardton, Coffin of Cavendish, Dobrovich of Williamstown, 3
Morgan, L. of Milton, Nielsen of Brandon, Oliver of Sheldon, 4
Parsons of Newbury, Powers of Waterford, Southworth of 5
Walden, and Tagliavia of Corinth 6
Referred to Committee on 7
Date: 8
Subject: Labor; employment practices; commerce and trade; public 9
accommodations; discrimination; immunization status 10
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit 11
discrimination in employment and public accommodations on the basis of an 12
individual’s immunization status. 13
An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on immunization status 14
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 15
Sec. 1. 9 V.S.A. § 4501 is amended to read: 16
§ 4501. DEFINITIONS 17
As used in this chapter: 18
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(14) “Immunization status” means an individual’s immunization history, 1
including whether an individual has received a vaccination against one or more 2
infectious diseases. 3
Sec. 2. 9 V.S.A. § 4502 is amended to read: 4
§ 4502. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS 5
(a) An owner or operator of a place of public accommodation or an agent 6
or employee of such owner or operator shall not, because of the race, creed, 7
color, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, 8
or immunization status of any person, refuse, withhold from, or deny to that 9
person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of the 10
place of public accommodation. 11
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Sec. 3. 9 V.S.A. § 4503 is amended to read: 13
§ 4503. UNFAIR HOUSING PRACTICES 14
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person: 15
(1) To refuse to sell or rent, or refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental 16
of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling or other real estate to 17
any person because of the race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, 18
marital status, religious creed, color, national origin, immunization status, or 19
disability of a person, or because a person intends to occupy a dwelling with 20

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one or more minor children, or because a person is a recipient of public 1
assistance, or because a person is a victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. 2
(2) To discriminate against, or to harass, any person in the terms, 3
conditions, privileges, and protections of the sale or rental of a dwelling or 4
other real estate, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with 5
a dwelling or other real estate, because of the race, sex, sexual orientation, 6
gender identity, age, marital status, religious creed, color, national origin, 7
immunization status, or disability of a person, or because a person intends to 8
occupy a dwelling with one or more minor children, or because a person is a 9
recipient of public assistance, or because a person is a victim of abuse, sexual 10
assault, or stalking. 11
(3) To make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published 12
any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a 13
dwelling or other real estate that indicates any preference, limitation, or 14
discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, 15
marital status, religious creed, color, national origin, immunization status, or 16
disability of a person, or because a person intends to occupy a dwelling with 17
one or more minor children, or because a person is a recipient of public 18
assistance, or because a person is a victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. 19
(4) To represent to any person because of the race, sex, sexual 20
orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, religious creed, color, national 21

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origin, immunization status, or disability of a person, or because a person 1
intends to occupy a dwelling with one or more minor children, or because a 2
person is a recipient of public assistance, or because a person is a victim of 3
abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, that any dwelling or other real estate is not 4
available for inspection, sale, or rental when the dwelling or real estate is in 5
fact so available. 6
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(6) To discriminate against any person in the making or purchasing of 8
loans or providing other financial assistance for real-estate-related transactions 9
or in the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property, because 10
of the race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, 11
religious creed, color, national origin, immunization status, or disability of a 12
person, or because a person intends to occupy a dwelling with one or more 13
minor children, or because a person is a recipient of public assistan