The Florida Senate

HB 235: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

GENERAL BILL by Driskell ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harris ; Rosenwald ; Tendrich

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle; Prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in K-20 public education system & specified private schools.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/21/2025	House	• Filed
  10/28/2025	House	• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

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• HB 235, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/21/2025 at 9:19 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 252	Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle	Jones	Identical	Last Action: 11/3/2025 S Referred to Judiciary; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1000.05	Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1002.20	K-12 student and parent rights.	Page 3 (pdf)
  1002.421	State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight.	Page 4 (pdf)

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