SB 30-24: Fair Chance at Housing Act (Awaiting Sponsor)

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

aye

[Saint Milei]

Aye

[Joseph Cao]

Aye.

[wxtransit]

Aye.

[Continential]

Aye

[Left Wing]

Aye

[Kuumo]

Aye

[Pericles]

Aye

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This bill has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their vote.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

Come to think of it, I would support eliminating 1, 2, 5, and 6, but probably not 3 or 4.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

Come to think of it, I would support eliminating 1, 2, 5, 6, but probably not 3 or 4.

“Crimes of a sexual nature” is so broad and can range from aggravated rape to minor misdemeanors. “Kidnapping” is similar and can apply to many different situations (and it often turns out the kidnapping charge was say, a parent taking their own child somewhere without the consent of the other parent). I don’t get why everyone in these broad categories needs to be consistently denied a place to live based on things they often did many years or even decades in the past, long after their sentence expired.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

Come to think of it, I would support eliminating 1, 2, 5, 6, but probably not 3 or 4.

“Crimes of a sexual nature” is so broad and can range from aggravated rape to minor misdemeanors. “Kidnapping” is similar and can apply to many different situations (and it often turns out the kidnapping charge was say, a parent taking their own child somewhere without the consent of the other parent). I don’t get why everyone in these broad categories needs to be consistently denied a place to live based on things they often did many years or even decades in the past, long after their sentence expired.

I am, and I'm pretty sure we've had this exact discussion on Pragcord, not comfortable with letting convicted pedophile offenders live wherever they want. Especially if I were a parent and a "small" landlord renting out, I would want to know if they're a risk to my children. That is, admittedly, what I immediately think of as I see those crimes listed,

I can support a narrowing of the language, but at the very least the information should be available to them. I've also said that the sex offender registry is abused, but legitimate child predators can be housed in designated areas.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

Come to think of it, I would support eliminating 1, 2, 5, 6, but probably not 3 or 4.

“Crimes of a sexual nature” is so broad and can range from aggravated rape to minor misdemeanors. “Kidnapping” is similar and can apply to many different situations (and it often turns out the kidnapping charge was say, a parent taking their own child somewhere without the consent of the other parent). I don’t get why everyone in these broad categories needs to be consistently denied a place to live based on things they often did many years or even decades in the past, long after their sentence expired.

I am, and I'm pretty sure we've had this exact discussion on Pragcord, not comfortable with letting convicted pedophile offenders live wherever they want. Especially if I were a parent and a "small" landlord renting out, I would want to know if they're a risk to my children. That is, admittedly, what I immediately think of as I see those crimes listed,

I can support a narrowing of the language, but at the very least the information should be available to them. I've also said that the sex offender registry is abused, but legitimate child predators can be housed in designated areas.

Yes, then there needs to be a distinction between true rapists and child molesters with a real risk of reoffending and lower level crimes. Lumping everyone into that broad category is a bad idea.

[OBD]

Aye

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Aye

[Spark]

Aye

[wxtransit]

Aye.

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Vote on Final Senate Passage of the Fair Chance at Housing Act:

Aye (15): Scott, Weatherboy, Jimmy7812, KoopaDaQuick, DeadPrez, Joseph Cao, wxtransit, Ishan, FalterinArc, Kuumo, Pericles, MB, OBD, DTC, Spark
Nay (1): AGA
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (2): North Carolina Yankee, Talleyrand

This bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the President for executive action.

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Fair Chance At Housing Act

To prohibit landlords from not renting to tenants because of certain aspects of their criminal background.

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Fair Chance At Housing Act”.

Section 2. Disclosure Limitation

(a) In general. —

A landlord shall not require potential tents or renters to disclose, nor use the following to base a rental decision —
(1) any arrests that did not result in a criminal conviction;
(2) participation in a diversion or deferral of judgment program;
(3) any expunged, invalidated, or voided convictions;
(4) any juvenile convictions;
(5) any offenses that are neither felonies or misdemeanors; and
(6) any convictions that took place more than seven years prior where any incarceration for such conviction has been completed no less than two years prior.

(b) Criminal exceptions. —

Paragraph (6) of Subsection (2)(a) shall not apply to the crimes of —
(1) murder and manslaughter;
(2) felony assault that causes serious physical injury;
(3) kidnapping;
(4) crimes which are of a sexual nature;
(5) crimes relating to theft or destruction of personal property;
(6) manufacturing or trafficking of illegal controlled substances, but not the sole possession of drugs without intent to sell.

(c) Criminal background check. —

No landlord shall conduct any background checks on potential tenants until after a conditional lease offer is made to such tenants, which may thereafter be rescinded as a result of any information found in a background check in accordance with this Act.

(d) Notification.—

A landlord shall be required notify any applicants if their conditional lease offer is rescinded in writing within 7 days, which shall include a copy of the background check and the stated reason for rescinding such a conditional lease offer.

(e) Two-family dwelling exception. —

Subsection (2)(a) shall not apply to landlords renting a two-family dwelling in which they live as their main residence.

Section 3. Noncompliance

Upon conviction in a summary proceeding, a person who violates Section (2) of this Act shall be subject to a fine not greater than five hundred dollars per violation.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.

People's House of Representatives
Passed 4-2-0-3 in the House of Representatives



Senate of the Republic of Atlasia
Passed 15-1-0-2 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,

Scott, President pro tempore