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FL HB 641

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Gender Identity Employment Practices

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 641 pass?

No. FL HB 641 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died on Second Reading Calendar

What is FL HB 641 about?

Gender Identity Employment Practices; Specifies employment policy of this state relating to person's sex; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employers to use pronoun that does not correspond to employee's or contractor's sex; prohibits certain forms from offering specified options relating to applicant's sex; prohibits adverse personnel action on basis of gender ideology; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides reasonable attorney fees & costs; authorizes DMS to adopt rules; provides it is unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as condition of employment.

Who sponsors FL HB 641?

Nix, Plakon, Government Operations Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 641, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Gender Identity Employment Practices; Specifies employment policy of this state relating to person's sex; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employers to use pronoun that does not correspond to employee's or contractor's sex; prohibits certain forms from offering specified options relating to applicant's sex; prohibits adverse personnel action on basis of gender ideology; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides reasonable attorney fees & costs; authorizes DMS to adopt rules; provides it is unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as condition of employment.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nixprimary
  • Plakonprimary
  • Government Operations Subcommitteeprimary
  • Barnabycosponsor
  • Banksoncosponsor
  • Kendallcosponsor
  • Andersoncosponsor
  • Bakercosponsor
  • Holcombcosponsor
  • Boylescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died on Second Reading Calendar

    failure

  2. 2026-02-17

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. 2026-02-17

    Bill released to House Calendar

  4. 2026-02-17

    Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  5. 2026-02-17

    Favorable by Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-13

    Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  7. 2026-02-11

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  8. 2026-02-11

    Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  9. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-09

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  11. 2026-02-09

    Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  12. 2026-02-09

    Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  13. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-06

    CS Filed

    filing

  16. 2026-02-06

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  17. 2026-02-05

    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

  18. 2026-02-05

    Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-02-03

    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

  20. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  21. 2025-12-12

    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  22. 2025-12-12

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-12-12

    Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-12-12

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-12-03

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 11-4

  • Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 12-3

  • Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

    2026-02-17 · pass · 13-6

Related bills

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/641/ByCategory

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