Florida 2026 Session Status: Introduced 9 R cosponsors

HB 641 — Gender Identity Employment Practices

Last action — Died on Second Reading Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Gender Identity Employment Practices; Specifies employment policy of this state relating to person's sex; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employers to use pronoun that does not correspond to employee's or contractor's sex; prohibits certain forms from offering specified options relating to applicant's sex; prohibits adverse personnel action on basis of gender ideology; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides reasonable attorney fees & costs; authorizes DMS to adopt rules; provides it is unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as condition of employment.

Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to gender identity employment practices;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to gender identity employment practices;
110.1051, F.S.;
112.0456, F.S.;
hb641-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
hb641-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 110.1051, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
Section 112.0456, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
110.1051 Personal pronouns.— (1) As used in this section, the term:
112.0456 Personal pronouns.— (1) As used in this section, the term:
hb641-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 and sex, and existing on an infinite continuum that does not provide a meaningful basis for identification and cannot be recognized as a replacement for sex.
hb641-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 and sex, and existing on an infinite continuum that does not provide a meaningful basis for identification and cannot be recognized as a replacement for sex.
hb641-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 sex development;
hb641-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 sex development;
(5) A job application or other related employment form that requires an applicant to mark his or her sex may only inquire if the applicant is male or female and may not provide a nonbinary or other option.
(5) A job application or other related employment form that requires an applicant to mark his or her sex may inquire if the applicant is male or female only and may not provide a nonbinary or other option.
(6)(a) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take adverse personnel action against an employee or a contractor because of the employee's or contractor's deeply held religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs against gender ideology, whether those views are expressed by the employee or contractor at or away from the worksite.
(6)(a) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take adverse personnel action against an employee or a contractor because of the employee's or contractor's deeply held religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs regarding gender ideology, whether those views are expressed by the employee or contractor at or away from the worksite.
hb641-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party.
hb641-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party.
hb641-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 file a complaint with the commission within 365 days of the alleged violation naming the person responsible for the violation and describing the violation.
hb641-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 file a complaint with the commission within 365 days of the alleged violation naming the person responsible for the violation and describing the violation.
hb641-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 641 2026 was filed with the commission.
hb641-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 641 2026 was filed with the commission.
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Action History

  1. Died on Second Reading Calendar

  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. Bill released to House Calendar

  4. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  5. Favorable by Judiciary Committee

  6. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  7. Now in Judiciary Committee

  8. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  9. Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  11. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  12. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  13. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  14. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  15. CS Filed

  16. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  17. Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

  18. Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee

  19. Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

  20. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  21. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  22. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  23. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  24. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

  25. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Government Operations Subcommittee

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (154)

154 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 641 do?
Gender Identity Employment Practices; Specifies employment policy of this state relating to person's sex; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employers to use pronoun that does not correspond to employee's or contractor's sex; prohibits certain forms from offering specified options relating to applicant's sex; prohibits adverse personnel action on basis of gender ideology; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides reasonable attorney fees & costs; authorizes DMS to adopt rules; provides it is unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as condition of employment.
Who sponsors HB 641?
HB 641 is sponsored by Plakon, Rachel Saunders (Republican), Nix Jr., Danny (Republican), Anderson, Adam (Republican), Baker, Jessica (Republican), Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" (Republican), Barnaby, Webster (Republican), Boyles, Nathan (Republican), Holcomb, Jeff (Republican), Kendall, Kim (Republican), and Government Operations Subcommittee.
What is the current status of HB 641?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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