directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's council on diversity and inclusion.
HB 392 directs the state to dissolve three specific entities: the Office of Health Equity within the Department of Health and Human Services, the environmental justice and civil rights functions within the Department of Environmental Services, and the Governor's Council on Diversity and Inclusion. This bill would eliminate these offices and their mandated programs, directly affecting state agencies and their existing equity-focused initiatives. The key mechanism is the formal termination of these offices' legal authority and operations, removing their structural role in state policy implementation. The bill does not create new programs or alter funding but ends specific administrative functions related to health equity, environmental justice, and diversity coordination.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Nov 18, 2025
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 11/12/2025 (Vote 9-8; RC)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 7
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Belcher
RRepublican
Co
Joe Alexander
RRepublican
Co
Mark Warden
RRepublican
Co
Paul Terry
RRepublican
Co
Travis Corcoran
RRepublican
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