TO REMOVE RACIAL AND GENDER QUOTAS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERSHIP FOR CERTAIN BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, AND COMMISSIONS.
HB 1365, now Act 938, aims to remove specific racial and gender quotas and qualifications for membership on certain state boards, committees, councils, and commissions. The bill eliminates these requirements from the criteria used when appointing individuals to these governmental bodies. This change directly affects the selection process and the mandated composition of these state-level groups.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Signed Apr 21, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and renumbered from Act 938 to HB 1365 for the 95th General Assembly's 2025 Regular Session. No substantive policy changes were identified in the provided excerpt.
TECHNICAL
Bill title and session information were updated to reflect the new bill number (HB 1365) and session year (2025), replacing the previous Act 938 designation.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1365 is now Act 938
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
The vote by which HB1365 Passed was expunged.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karilyn Brown
RRepublican
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