DENVER — The state is just one signature away from a ban on discrimination based on a person's traits that are historically associated with race, specifically, hairstyles.
The "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020," aka the CROWN Act, cleared the Senate on a 23-11 vote on Friday and now heads to Gov. Jared Polis for action. He has ten days to sign House Bill 1048.
Colorado will become the fourth state to implement the CROWN Act, should Polis sign it.
The bill stems from complaints that black, Hispanic, Jewish, Sikh and Native Americans face discrimination because of how they wear their hair. In the House, several people testified that they had been discriminated against in the workplace or in schools because of their hairstyles or because of headwraps.
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