Amendment H-1298 to HF 856
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
Never voted on
Filed May 12, 2025 in the House by
In plain words
AI summary This amendment changes the language used to describe prohibited activities from "with reference to" to "to encourage preferential treatment of or provide special benefits to individuals on the basis of." It also replaces the phrase "particular, widely contested opinion" with "policy, program, training, practice, activity, or procedure" and removes the part of the bill that allows private individuals to sue. Finally, it removes private educational institutions from the bill's title.1
What it changes
- Page 1, line 17, by striking “with reference to” and inserting “to encourage preferential treatment of or provide special benefits to individuals on the basis of”
- Page 1, lines 20 and 21, by striking “with reference to” and inserting “to encourage preferential treatment of or provide special benefits to individuals on the basis of”
- Page 1, lines 24 and 25, by striking “particular, widely contested opinion” and inserting “policy, program, training, practice, activity, or procedure”
- By striking page 6, line 21, through page 10, line
- Title page, line 1 and 2, by striking “and private educational institutions” -1- HF 856.1925.S (1) 91 mb 1/ 1