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Bill History for House File 856 - Status: Signed by Governor
Floor Managers: Rozenboom, Stone
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LSB 1573YCHSB155
By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective date: 05/27/2025, 07/01/2025.
March 07, 2025 Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 562.
March 13, 2025 Amendment H-1087 filed. H.J. 659.
March 17, 2025 Amendment H-1094 filed. H.J. 677.
March 18, 2025 Amendment H-1087 withdrawn. H.J. 704.
March 18, 2025 Amendment H-1094, yeas 61, nays 37, adopted. H.J. 704.
March 18, 2025 video Passed House, yeas 61, nays 37. H.J. 705.
March 18, 2025 Immediate message. H.J. 717.
March 19, 2025 Message from House. S.J. 572.
March 19, 2025 Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 572.
March 26, 2025 Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. S.J. 654.
March 31, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge.
April 01, 2025 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
April 07, 2025 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 717.
April 07, 2025 Amendment S-3073 filed. S.J. 717.
April 07, 2025 Placed on calendar.
April 10, 2025 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.
May 09, 2025 Amendment S-3073 adopted. S.J. 950.
May 09, 2025 Amendment S-3149 filed, adopted. S.J. 950.
May 09, 2025 video Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 950.
May 09, 2025 Immediate message. S.J. 951.
May 12, 2025 Message from Senate. H.J. 1115.
May 12, 2025 Senate amendment H-1298 filed. H.J. 1145.
May 13, 2025 House concurred in Senate amendment H-1298. H.J. 1152.
May 13, 2025 video Passed House, yeas 59, nays 32. H.J. 1152.
May 20, 2025 Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223.
May 13, 2025 Immediate message. H.J. 1154.
May 13, 2025 Message from House. S.J. 986.
May 22, 2025 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.
May 27, 2025 Signed by Governor. H.J. 1227.
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Bill History for House Study Bill 155

A bill for an act prohibiting state entities from expending moneys to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or to hire individuals to serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion officers, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 856.)
February 11, 2025 Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 288.
February 11, 2025 Subcommittee: Stone, Gehlbach and Madison. H.J. 293.
February 13, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2025 12:00PM RM 304.
February 18, 2025 Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 27, 2025 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 467.
February 27, 2025 Committe vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 7. H.J. 467.
March 07, 2025 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 856.