Senate Bill 2489

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-149, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE PROTECTED AS A CLASS FROM DISCRIMINATION IN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN STATE SERVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 25-9-149, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

25-9-149. It is the intent of the Legislature that no person seeking employment in state service, as defined in Section 25-9-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, or employed in state service, as defined in Section 25-9-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or handicap.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.