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HSB 668

Removes race, gender, and citizenship requirements from state programs and licenses

The bill strikes many state affirmative action and diversity requirements, including reporting duties for school districts, area education agencies, and community colleges. It also ends the minority-focused grant and education programs and removes citizenship-based license protections.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to state policies, programs, and licenses with race, gender, or citizenship requirements.(See HF 2711.)

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. House
  4. Senate
  5. Governor

Last action, Feb 24: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2711.

On these agendas

  • Judiciary CommitteeMar 19

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  • Judiciary CommitteeMar 17

    ting to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements. (Formerly HSB 668.) HF 2660 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to decedent property, inc

  • Judiciary CommitteeFeb 19

    sel-Kroeschell Assignment of bills, as ready: Consideration of bills, as ready: HSB 668 – Wheeler HF 430 – Wheeler HF 2145 – Wills HSB 726 – Fett HF 2554 – M. Thompson

  • Judiciary SubcommitteeFeb 5

    Discuss HSB 668 Discuss HSB 668

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2711.House · Feb 24
  • Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 370.House · Feb 19
  • Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 370.House · Feb 19
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.House · Feb 5
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2026 8:00AM RM 103.House · Feb 4
  • Subcommittee: Wheeler, Fett and Srinivas. H.J. 206.House · Feb 4
  • Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 203.House · Feb 4
  • By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYHouse · Feb 4