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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to official actions of local 2
governments; creating ss. 125.595 and 166.04971, F.S.; 3
providing definitions; prohibiting counties and 4
municipalities, respectively, from funding or 5
promoting or taking official action as it relates to 6
diversity, equity, and inclusion; providing that 7
certain ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, 8
programs, and policies are void; prohibiting counties 9
and municipalities, respectively, from expending funds 10
for diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or for 11
diversity, equity, and inclusion officers; providing 12
that a county commissioner, a member of the governing 13
body of a municipality, or any other county or 14
municipal official acting in an official capacity who 15
violates certain provisions commits misfeasance or 16
malfeasance in office; prohibiting counties and 17
municipalities, respectively, from providing or 18
authorizing funds to be used to promote diversity, 19
equity, and inclusion initiatives; authorizing a cause 20
of action against counties and municipalities, 21
respectively; authorizing a court to enter a judgment 22
awarding certain relief, damages, and costs; providing 23
construction and applicability; creating s. 287.139, 24
F.S.; requiring potential recipients of county or 25
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municipal contracts or grants to make a certain 26
certification to the county or municipality before 27
being awarded such contract or grant; providing 28
applicability; providing an effective date. 29
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 31
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Section 1. Section 125.595, Florida Statutes, is created 33
to read: 34
125.595 Prohibition of official actions of counties 35
relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; penalty; remedy.— 36
(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 37
(a) "Acting in an official capacity" means performing or 38
purporting to perform a function, duty, or responsibility 39
assigned by law, rule, or policy to a public officer or public 40
employee, or otherwise exercising or claiming to exercise the 41
authority of such office or employment. 42
(b) "Diversity, equity, and inclusion" means any effort 43
to: 44
1. Manipulate or otherwise influence the composition of 45
employees with reference to race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender 46
identity, or sexual orientation other than to ensure that hiring 47
is conducted in accordance with state and federal 48
antidiscrimination laws; 49
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2. Promote or provide preferential treatment or special 50
benefits to a person or group based on that person's or group's 51
race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual 52
orientation; or 53
3. Promote or adopt training, programming, or activities 54
designed or implemented with reference to race, color, sex, 55
ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. 56
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The term does not include the use of equal opportunity or equal 58
employment opportunity materials designed to inform a person 59
about the prohibition against discrimination based on protected 60
status under state or federal law. 61
(c) "Diversity, equity, and inclusion office" means any 62
office, division, department, agency, center, or other unit of a 63
county which coordinates, creates, develops, designs, 64
implements, organizes, plans, or promotes policies, programming, 65
training, practices, meetings, activities, procedures, or 66
similar actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 67
(d) "Diversity, equity, and inclusion officer" means a 68
person who is a full-time or part-time employee of, or an 69
independent contractor contracted by, a county whose duties 70
include coordinating, creating, developing, designing, 71
implementing, organizing, planning, or promoting policies, 72
programming, training, practices, meetings, activities, 73
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procedures, or similar actions relating to diversity, equity, 74
and inclusion. 75
(2) A county may not fund or promote, directly or 76
indirectly, or take any official action, including, but not 77
limited to, the adoption or enforcement of ordinances, 78
resolutions, rules, regulations, programs, or policies, as it 79
relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Any such existing 80
ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, programs, or 81
policies are void. 82
(3) A county may not expend any funds, regardless of 83
source, to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, 84
equity, and inclusion office or to employ, contract, or 85
otherwise engage a person to serve as a diversity, equity, and 86
inclusion officer. 87
(4) A county commissioner or other county official acting 88
in an official capacity who violates this section commits 89
misfeasance or malfeasance in office. 90
(5) A county may not provide or authorize its funds to be 91
used by employees, contractors, volunteers, vendors, or agents 92
to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. 93
(6) An action in circuit court may be brought by a 94
resident of the county against a county that violates this 95
section. The court may enter a judgment awarding declaratory and 96
injunctive relief, damages, and costs. 97
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(7)(a) This section does not prohibit any official action 98
by a county required for compliance with state or federal laws 99
or regulations. 100
(b) This section does not prohibit a county from doing any 101
of the following: 102
1. Recognizing or promoting holidays designated by federal 103
law, including those designated in 5 U.S.C. s. 6103. 104
2. Recognizing or promoting state holidays and special 105
observances designated by state law, including those designated 106
in chapter 683. 107
3. Recognizing or promoting patriotic and national 108
observances recognized by federal law, including those 109
designated in 36 U.S.C. ss. 101-148, or recognizing the events 110
and individuals forming the basis for such observances. 111
4. Recognizing or honoring the individuals and groups 112
recognized and honored by the monuments, memorials, and museums 113
authorized by chapter 265, ss. 267.0722 and 267.0724, or 114
national monuments and memorials designated by acts of Congress, 115
or recognizing the events and individuals forming the basis for 116
such monuments, memorials, or museums. 117
5. Issuing event permits in a content-neutral manner and 118
providing public safety services. 119
(c) This section does not prohibit the use of equal 120
opportunity or equal employment opportunity materials designed 121
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to inform a person about the prohibition against discrimination 122
based on protected status under state or federal law. 123
(d) This section may not be construed to conflict with: 124
1. Section 553.865 or analogous state and federal laws 125
protecting the right of males and females to restrooms and 126
changing facilities corresponding to their biological sex. 127
2. Part XII of chapter 39 or analogous state and federal 128
laws ensuring that victims of domestic violence and their 129
dependents have access to emergency shelters. 130
3. Section 1000.05 or analogous state and federal laws 131
prohibiting discrimination based on biological sex in 132
educational programs, sports, activities, and employment. 133
4. Chapter 381 or analogous state and federal laws 134
ensuring males and females have access to public health services 135
corresponding to their biological sex. 136
5. State and federal laws ensuring access to public health 137
care services corresponding to a person's race or ethnicity. 138
6. Any other state or federal laws recognizing the 139
inherent biological differences between males and females for 140
the purpose of ensuring their health, safety, and welfare. 141
(8) This section does not apply to: 142
(a) The actions of a body composed of nonelected 143
volunteers; or 144
(b) Basic administrative support provided to a body 145
composed of nonelected volunteers, unless such administrative 146
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support is provided by a county employee whose sole function is 147
the provision of such administrative support. 148
Section 2. Section 166.04971, Florida Statutes, is created 149
to read: 150
166.04971 Prohibition of official actions of 151
municipalities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; 152
penalty; remedy.— 153
(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 154
(a) "Acting in an official capacity" means performing or 155
purporting to perform a function, duty, or responsibility 156
assigned by law, rule, or policy to a public officer or public 157
employee, or otherwise exercising or claiming to exercise the 158
authority of such office or employment. 159
(b) "Diversity, equity, and inclusion" means any effort 160
to: 161
1. Manipulate or otherwise influence the composition of 162
employees with reference to race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender 163
identity, or sexual orientation other than to ensure that hiring 164
is conducted in accordance with state and federal 165
antidiscrimination laws; 166
2. Promote or provide preferential treatment or special 167
benefits to a person or group based on that person's or group's 168
race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual 169
orientation; or 170
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3. Promote or adopt training, programming, or activities 171
designed or implemented with reference to race, color, sex, 172
ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. 173
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The term does not include the use of equal opportunity or equal 175
employment opportunity materials designed to inform a person 176
about the prohibition against discrimination based on protected 177
status under state or federal law. 178
(c) "Diversity, equity, and inclusion office" means any 179
office, division, department, agency, center, or other unit of a 180
municipality which coordinates, creates, develops, designs, 181
implements, organizes, plans, or promotes policies, programming, 182
training, practices, meetings, activities, procedures, or 183
similar actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 184
(d) "Diversity, equity, and inclusion officer" means a 185
person who is a full-time or part-time employee of, or an 186
independent contractor contracted by, a municipality whose 187
duties include coordinating, creating, developing, designing, 188
implementing, organizing, planning, or promoting policies, 189
programming, training, practices, meetings, activities, 190
procedures, or similar actions relating to diversity, equity, 191
and inclusion. 192
(2) A municipality may not fund or promote, directly or 193
indirectly, or take any official action, including, but not 194
limited to, the adoption or enforcement of ordinances, 195
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resolutions, rules, regulations, programs, or policies, as it 196
relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Any such existing 197
ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, programs, or 198
policies are void. 199
(3) A municipality may not expend any funds, regardless of 200
source, to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, 201
equity, and inclusion office or to employ, contract, or 202
otherwise engage a person to serve as a diversity, equity, and 203
inclusion officer. 204
(4) Any member of the governing body of a municipality or 205
other municipal official acting in an official capacity who 206
violates this section commits misfeasance or malfeasance in 207
office. 208
(5) A municipality may not provide or authorize its funds 209
to be used by employees, contractors, volunteers, vendors, or 210
agents to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. 211
(6) An action in circuit court may be brought by a 212
resident of the municipality against a municipality that 213
violates this section. The court may enter a judgment awarding 214
declaratory and injunctive relief, damages, and costs. 215
(7)(a) This section does not prohibit any official action 216
by the governing body of a municipality required for compliance 217
with state or federal laws or regulations. 218
(b) This section does not prohibit a municipality from 219
doing any of the following: 220
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1. Recognizing or promoting holidays designated by federal 221
law, including those designated in 5 U.S.C. s. 6103. 222
2. Recognizing or promoting state holidays and special 223
observances designated by state law, including those designated 224
in chapter 683. 225
3. Recognizing or promoting patriotic and national 226
observances recognized by federal law, including those 227
designated in 36 U.S.C. ss. 101-148, or recognizing the events 228
and individuals forming the basis for such observances. 229
4. Recognizing or honoring the individuals and groups 230
recognized and honored by the monuments, memorials, and museums 231
authorized by chapter 265, ss. 267.0722 and 267.0724, or 232
national monuments and memorials designated by acts of Congress, 233
or recognizing the events and individuals forming the basis for 234
such monuments, memorials, or museums. 235
5. Issuing event permits in a content-neutral manner and 236
providing public safety services. 237
(c) This section does not prohibit the use of equal 238
opportunity or equal employment opportunity materials designed 239
to inform a person about the prohibition against discrimination 240
based on protected status under state or federal law. 241
(d) This section may not be construed to conflict with: 242
1. Section 553.865 or analogous state and federal laws 243
protecting the right of males and females to restrooms and 244
changing facilities corresponding to their biological sex. 245
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2. Part XII of chapter 39 or analogous state and federal 246
laws ensuring that victims of domestic violence and their 247
dependents have access to emergency shelters. 248
3. Section 1000.05 or analogous state and federal laws 249
prohibiting discrimination based on biological sex in 250
educational programs, sports, activities, and employment. 251
4. Chapter 381 or analogous state and federal laws 252
ensuring males and females have access to public health services 253
corresponding to their biological sex. 254
5. State and federal laws ensuring access to public health 255
care services corresponding to a person's race or ethnicity. 256
6. Any other state or federal laws recognizing the 257
inherent biological differences between males and females for 258
the purpose of ensuring their health, safety, and welfare. 259
(8) This section does not apply to: 260
(a) The actions of a body composed of nonelected 261
volunteers; or 262
(b) Basic administrative support provided to a body 263
composed of nonelected volunteers, unless such administrative 264
support is provided by a municipal employee whose sole function 265
is the provision of such administrative support. 266
Section 3. Section 287.139, Florida Statutes, is created 267
to read: 268
287.139 Prohibition against using diversity, equity, and 269
inclusion material.—A potential recipient of a county or 270
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municipal contract or grant shall certify to the county or 271
municipality, as applicable, before being awarded such contract 272
or grant that the potential recipient does not and will not use 273
county or municipal funds in requiring its employees, 274
contractors, volunteers, vendors, or agents to ascribe to, 275
study, or be instructed using materials relating to diversity, 276
equity, and inclusion as defined in ss. 125.595(1) and 277
166.04971(1). 278
Section 4. Section 287.139, Florida Statutes, as created 279
by this act, applies to any contract between a county or 280
municipality and a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer 281
which is in existence on January 1, 2027. With respect to all 282
other contracts, s. 287.139, Florida Statutes, created by this 283
act, applies to contracts executed or renewed after January 1, 284
2027. 285
Section 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. 286