Anti-bias bill could see a vote this time

DelawareOnline.com – By J. L. Miller – The News Journal

Dover — The decade-old battle to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation began anew Tuesday with the introduction of legislation in the state House.

And this year, with the Senate’s famous desk-drawer veto now apparently out of play, the bill’s chances of reaching the governor’s desk seem brighter than in years past.

House Bill 5, sponsored by Majority Leader Peter Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, public works contracting, public accommodations and insurance.