STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS29219 / S1240
During the twentieth century, both redlining and racial covenants were widely used tools that created housing
disparities based on race. Developers and private landowners embedded racial covenants in property deeds,
prohibiting all non-whites from owning, renting, or occupying property – unless doing so as a domestic servant.
This bill will allow homeowners or tenants to update a housing covenant in compliance with federal law under
The Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Sec. 800 [42 U.S.C. § 3601].
FISCAL NOTE
There is a consistent statewide $10.00 recording fee that is assessed by county clerks. Since this bill waives
that fee, it is estimated that there would be about a $500.00 impact statewide, but this would depend on the
number of people who want to engage in this action.
Contact:
Senator Melissa Wintrow
(208) 332-1339
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 01/26/2022, 2:56 PM