A bill for an act prohibiting public entities and private educational institutions from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 155.)
91st General Assembly
A state entity shall not expend any moneys appropriated by the general assembly or any other moneys derived from bequests, charges, deposits, donations, endowments, fees, grants, gifts, income, receipts, tuition, or any other source to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion office, or to contract, employ, engage, or hire an individual to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” includes any of the following: [...] d. Any effort to promote or promulgate trainings, programming, or activities designed or implemented with reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. e. Any effort to promote, as the official position of the state entity, a particular, widely contested opinion referencing [...] allyship, transgender ideology, [...] social justice, intersectionality, neopronouns, heteronormativity, disparate impact, gender theory, [...] or any related formulation of these concepts.
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| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | 15:00 | Hearing | Senate Lounge | Senate Education Subcommittee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. |
| 2025-03-31 | Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge. |
| 2025-03-26 | Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. S.J. 654. |
| 2025-03-19 | Message from House. S.J. 572. |
| 2025-03-19 | Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 572. |
| 2025-03-18 | Amendment H-1087 withdrawn. H.J. 704. |
| 2025-03-18 | Amendment H-1094, yeas 61, nays 37, adopted. H.J. 704. |
| 2025-03-18 | Passed House, yeas 61, nays 37. H.J. 705. |
| 2025-03-18 | Immediate message. H.J. 717. |
| 2025-03-17 | Amendment H-1094 filed. H.J. 677. |
| 2025-03-13 | Amendment H-1087 filed. H.J. 659. |
| 2025-03-07 | Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 562. |