CURRICULA: Provides relative to discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools
HB 122 amends existing education laws to clarify that public school teachers are not required to provide classroom instruction on topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill explicitly defines "classroom instruction" to exclude activities such as answering student questions, grading, discussing literature, or implementing anti-bullying programs. By narrowing the scope of required teaching, the legislation aims to prevent schools from being mandated to teach these specific subjects as part of their standard curriculum.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
27–7
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
58% Nay
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 7 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 20, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 69, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-3).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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