South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3984

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Huggins, Ballentine, Haley, Toole and E.H. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11598ac07.doc

Introduced in the House on April 25, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Fair Housing Month

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/25/2007  House   Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-90
   4/26/2007  Senate  Introduced SJ-6
   4/26/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-6

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/25/2007

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE APRIL 2007 AS "FAIR HOUSING MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT "FAIR HOUSING MONTH" IN OUR STATE.

Whereas, the year 2007 marks the thirty-ninth anniversary of the passage of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly referred to as the "Federal Fair Housing Act", declaring a national policy to provide fair housing throughout the United States; and

Whereas, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was amended by the "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988" to provide stronger enforcement and a broader protected class; and

Whereas, Chapter 21 was added to Title 31 of the South Carolina Code of Laws in 1989 which enacted the "South Carolina Fair Housing Law" to provide enforcement and protection at the state level; and

Whereas, our fair housing laws prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability; and

Whereas, fairness is the foundation of our way of life and reflects the best of our traditional American values; and

Whereas, invidious discriminatory housing practices undermine the strength and vitality of South Carolina and its citizens; and

Whereas, all South Carolinians must continue to work to assure there are no victims of discriminatory housing practices and to make the ideal of fair housing a reality; and

Whereas, the "American Dream" is homeownership, and citizens within and without the real estate profession are "Keepers of the Dream" when they seek to eliminate illegal housing discrimination against persons because of their race, color, religion, national origin, familial status, sex, or disability. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, declares April 2007 as "Fair Housing Month" in South Carolina and recognizes and supports "Fair Housing Month" in our State.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Carolina Association of Realtors.

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