Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2342
Safe Dormitories Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "SAFE DORMITORIES ACT"; TO SET THE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PUBLIC BUILDING THAT MAINTAINS MULTIPLE-OCCUPANCY DORMITORY ROOMS SHALL PROVIDE STUDENT RESIDENTS THE OPTION TO BE HOUSED ONLY IN A DORMITORY ROOM WITH ROOMMATES OF THE SAME SEX; TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM ENTERING INTO A DORMITORY ROOM DESIGNATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE BY PERSONS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX; TO SET CERTAIN SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROHIBITION; TO REQUIRE ANY APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES FOR ANY SUCH PERSON; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT AND CAUSES OF ACTION; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING AN ACTION TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT; TO PROVIDE A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE TO THE ACT; 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 Senate
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 SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Universities and CollegesJan 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.
In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate