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MO SB1193

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ben Brown

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits all Missouri state departments from spending or allocating funds for "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programs, staffing, or initiatives that promote differential treatment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry

  • Specifically bans funding for programs promoting concepts such as collective guilt ideologies, intersectional identity activism, limitations on freedom of speech/thought, or efforts to manipulate employee composition based on race, sex, color, or ethnicity

  • Exempts policies or training approved in writing by the attorney general for compliance with court orders or federal/state law, as well as compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Prohibits state departments from requiring private sector employers to implement such DEI programs as a condition of receiving state contracts

  • Allows any person to report violations to the attorney general, who may file suit for a writ of mandamus to compel compliance

Legislative Description

Prohibits expenditures by state departments for certain diversity initiatives

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Efficiency1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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