Senate Bill 188

California Senate Votes to End Hair Discrimination in the Workplace and Schools

#THECROWNACT #CROWNCOALITION #SB188  SACRAMENTO (April 22, 2019) – The CROWN Coalition, a national alliance comprised of the National Urban League, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Color Of Change, and Dove, is proud to announce the bill they are sponsoring, Senate Bill 188, The CROWN Act, passed the Senate floor today in California on a bipartisan 37-0 vote. Introduced by Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, SB 188 aims to “Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair” (the CROWN Act) by clarifying that traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and hairstyle, be protected from discrimination in the