Prohibits certain diversity initiatives in public bodies

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Prohibits certain diversity initiatives in public bodies

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1199 - This act prohibits any department, division, or other entity of the state, or any political subdivision from expending funds 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 1199 - This act prohibits any department, division, or other entity of the state, or any political subdivision from expending funds 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 provision is substantially similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025), SB 1031 (2026), and SB 1193 (2026).
• The act also prohibits any oversight body, as that term is defined in the act, from requiring, as a condition of receiving an occupational license, any person to receive training or otherwise participate in any initiative associated with “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or “diversity, inclusion, and belonging” or any other initiative that promotes: • The preferential treatment of any individual or group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry; • The concept that disparities between groups are solely the result of oppression; • Collective guilt ideologies; • Intersectional or divisive identity activism; or • The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or speech.

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SB 1199 - This act prohibits any department, division, or other entity of the state, or any political subdivision from expending funds 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 provision is substantially similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025), SB 1031 (2026), and SB 1193 (2026).

The act also prohibits any oversight body, as that term is defined in the act, from requiring, as a condition of receiving an occupational license, any person to receive training or otherwise participate in any initiative associated with “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or “diversity, inclusion, and belonging” or any other initiative that promotes:
• The preferential treatment of any individual or group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry;
• The concept that disparities between groups are solely the result of oppression;
• Collective guilt ideologies;
• Intersectional or divisive identity activism; or
• The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or speech.
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Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1199
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (15).
5092S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapters 1 and 324, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to diversity,
equity, and inclusion requirements in public bodies.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 1 and 324, RSMo, are amended by adding 1
thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 1.2030 and 2
324.018, to read as follows:3
1.2030. 1. No funds shall be expended by any 1
department, division, or other entity of the state, or any 2
political subdivision for intradepartmental programs, 3
staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, 4
equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and 5
belonging" or any other initiative that promotes: 6
(1) The preferential treatment of any individual or 7
group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, 8
gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or 9
ancestry; 10
(2) The concept that disparities between groups are 11
solely the result of oppression; 12
(3) Collective guilt ideologies; 13
(4) Intersectional or divisive identity activism; or 14
(5) The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or 15
speech. 16
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2. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section 17
shall not prohibit any of the following: 18
(1) Following federal and state employment and 19
antidiscrimination laws; or 20
(2) Complying with the Americans with Disabilities 21
Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq. 22
3. No department, division, or other entity of the 23
state, or any political subdivision shall mandate, require, 24
or incentivize private sector employers to implement 25
programs or initiatives described in subsection 1 of this 26
section as a condition of awarding a state contract. 27
324.018. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
following terms mean: 2
(1) "License", a license, certificate, registration, 3
permit, or accreditation that enables a person to legally 4
practice an occupation, profession, or activity in the state; 5
(2) "Oversight body", any board, department, agency, 6
or office of the state that issues licenses. The term 7
"oversight body" shall not include any political subdivision. 8
2. An oversight body shall not, as a condition of 9
receiving a license, require any person to receive training 10
or otherwise participate in any initiative associated with 11
"diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, 12
and belonging" or any other initiative that promotes: 13
(1) The preferential treatment of any individual or 14
group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, 15
gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or 16
ancestry; 17
(2) The concept that disparities between groups are 18
solely the result of oppression; 19
(3) Collective guilt ideologies; 20
(4) Intersectional or divisive identity activism; or 21
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(5) The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or 22
speech. 23
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