Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1309
Gender dysmorphia; require school personnel to notify parents of students who request to be referred to as different gender.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS OR OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF ANY STUDENT PUBLICLY IDENTIFYING AT SCHOOL AS A GENDER OR PRONOUN THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ON THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH OR USING SEX-SEGREGATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OR SCHOOL FACILITIES THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ASSIGNMENT AT BIRTH, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF BECOMING AWARE OF SUCH CONDUCT OR REQUEST BY THE AFFECTED STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL BE DISCIPLINED OR SUFFER ANY UNLAWFUL REPRISAL FOR REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A STUDENT BY A PREFERRED GENDER, OR PRONOUN THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD'S SEX ASSIGNMENT AT BIRTH; TO PROVIDE THAT NO NOTICE SHALL BE MADE TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS FOR COMMUNICATIONS MADE CONFIDENTIALLY TO SCHOOL COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL; TO PRESCRIBE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; 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 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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.