Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1542
Diversity, equity and inclusion; prohibit instruction, assessment and training on conducted by public schools and charter schools.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR GOVERNING BOARD OF A CHARTER SCHOOL FROM IMPLEMENTING ANY PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION OR ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND ANY EMPLOYEE TRAININGS, PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION; TO DEFINE THE TERM "DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION"; TO PROHIBIT A SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL FROM SPENDING MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE SCHOOL FOR A FISCAL YEAR UNTIL THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL SUBMITS TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION A REPORT EVIDENCING COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORILY IMPOSED RESTRICTION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives