SB 1199 - Gregory (15), David
Prohibits certain diversity initiatives in public bodies
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5092S.01I
Title
SB 1199
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2026
Committee
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1199 - This act prohibits any department, division, or other entity of the state, or any political subdivision from expending funds for intradepartmental programs, staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" or any other similar initiative, as described in the act. This act does not prohibit state departments from following anti-discrimination laws or complying with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
This provision is substantially similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025).
The act also prohibits any oversight body, as that term is defined in the act, from requiring, as a condition of receiving an occupational license, any person to receive training or otherwise participate in any initiative associated with “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or “diversity, inclusion, and belonging” or any other initiative that promotes:
• The preferential treatment of any individual or group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry;
• The concept that disparities between groups are solely the result of oppression;
• Collective guilt ideologies;
• Intersectional or divisive identity activism; or
• The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or speech.
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