SB1193 • 2026

Prohibits expenditures by state departments for certain diversity initiatives

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Brown (26), Ben; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Prohibits expenditures by state departments for certain diversity initiatives

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1193 - This act prohibits any state department from expending funds, allocating funds, or making any other gift or expense for intradepartmental programs, staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" or any other similar initiative, as described in the act.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1193 - This act prohibits any state department from expending funds, allocating funds, or making any other gift or expense for intradepartmental programs, staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" or any other similar initiative, as described in the act.
This act does not prohibit state departments from following anti-discrimination laws or complying with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
This act is similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025), SB 1031 (2026), and a provision in SB 1199 (2026).
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Bill History

2026-01-27 S238
Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
2026-01-07 S69
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
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Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1193 - This act prohibits any state department from expending funds, allocating funds, or making any other gift or expense for intradepartmental programs, staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" or any other similar initiative, as described in the act. This act does not prohibit state departments from following anti-discrimination laws or complying with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

This act is similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025), SB 1031 (2026), and a provision in SB 1199 (2026).
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Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1193
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26).
4842S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 1, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to expenditures by state
departments.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 1, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 1.2030, to read as 2
follows:3
1.2030. 1. (1) All state departments are prohibited 1
from expending funds, allocating funds, or making any other 2
gifts or expenditures for intradepartmental programs, 3
staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, 4
equity, and inclusion", "diversity, inclusion, and 5
belonging", or any other initiative that promotes the 6
differential treatment of any individual or group of 7
individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, 8
sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry 9
including, but not limited to: 10
(a) The concept that disparities between groups are 11
solely the result of oppression; 12
(b) Collective guilt ideologies; 13
(c) Intersectional or divisive identity activism; 14
(d) The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or 15
speech; 16
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(e) Any effort to manipulate or otherwise influence 17
the composition of employees with reference to race, sex, 18
color, or ethnicity, other than ensuring colorblind and race- 19
neutral hiring in accordance with state and federal 20
antidiscrimination laws; or 21
(f) Any effort to promote differential treatment of or 22
provide special benefits to a person based on his or her 23
race, color, or ethnicity. 24
(2) Such prohibited policies and programs shall not 25
include: 26
(a) Policies or procedures approved in writing by the 27
attorney general for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance 28
with any applicable court order or state or federal law; nor 29
(b) Training, programming, or activities developed by 30
an attorney licensed in the state of Missouri and approved 31
in writing by the attorney general for the sole purpose of 32
ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state 33
or federal law. 34
2. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section 35
shall not prohibit state departments from any of the 36
following: 37
(1) Following federal and state employment and 38
antidiscrimination laws; or 39
(2) Complying with the Americans with Disabilities 40
Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq. 41
3. No state department shall mandate, require, or 42
incentivize private sector employers to implement programs 43
or initiatives described in subsection 1 of this section as 44
a condition of awarding a state contract. 45
4. A person may notify the attorney general of a 46
violation or potential violation of this section by a state 47
department. The attorney general may file suit for a writ 48
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of mandamus compelling a violating state department to 49
comply with this section. 50
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