Provides relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion in state agencies (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
2025 Regular Session
Agencies, departments, public postsecondary education institutions, and offices are prohibited from the following: (1) Maintaining or creating any initiative, training, or office related to DEI. (2) Employing, contracting, engaging, or hiring an individual to perform functions related to DEI. (3) Requiring or soliciting an applicant, employee, or student to provide a written or oral statement regarding DEI. (4) Extending any preferential treatment based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation in making decisions at public postsecondary education institutions on admissions, state-supported financial-aid, scholarships, or other services or benefits.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. |
| 2025-05-20 | Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. |
| 2025-05-19 | Called from the calendar. |
| 2025-05-19 | Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 57, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-05-14 | Read by title, returned to the calendar. |
| 2025-05-14 | Notice given. |
| 2025-05-14 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2025. |
| 2025-05-13 | Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 2025-05-13 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/2025. |
| 2025-05-12 | Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 421 reported by the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs (10-6). |