HB 25 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON INCOME

Rep Kathleen M Cates

Actions: HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn-prntd-ref- HCEDC/HJC-HCEDC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 House Bill 25 (HB 25) makes it illegal to discriminate against renters or home-buyers based on income source/s. 

 House Bill 25 (HB 25) amends Section 28-1-2 NMSA 1978 having to do with human rights, providing definitions for income, and specifically prohibiting housing discrimination based on income source/s. 

 The current statute protects human rights and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices. With regard to housing discrimination, the existing law prohibits the refusal to sell, rent, assign, lease or sublease based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related condition, spousal affiliation or physical/mental disability, but does not prohibit discrimination based on income source/s. If the bill does not pass, discrimination based on source/s of income would not be prohibited.