Florida 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB 1642 — Gender Identity Employment Practices

Last action — Died in Judiciary

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Gender Identity Employment Practices; Citing this act as the "Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act"; specifying an employment policy of this state relating to a person’s sex; providing applicability; prohibiting employees and contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employers to use a pronoun that does not correspond to the employee’s or contractor’s sex; prohibiting the inclusion on certain forms of specified options relating to an applicant’s sex; providing that it is an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as a condition of employment, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1642 By Senator McClain 9-00390A-26 20261642__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to gender identity employment practices;
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1642 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
and Senator McClain 585-02427-26 20261642c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to gender identity employment practices;
110.1051, F.S.;
112.0456, F.S.;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1642 9-00390A-26 20261642__ Section 1.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1642 585-02427-26 20261642c1 Section 1.
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:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1642 9-00390A-26 20261642__ requiring all institutions of society to regard this false claim as true.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1642 585-02427-26 20261642c1 requiring all institutions of society to regard this false claim as true.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1642 9-00390A-26 20261642__ 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.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1642 585-02427-26 20261642c1 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.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1642 9-00390A-26 20261642__ Section 4.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1642 585-02427-26 20261642c1 Section 4.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1642 9-00390A-26 20261642__ the commission.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1642 585-02427-26 20261642c1 the commission.
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Action History

  1. Died in Judiciary

  2. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  3. Now in Judiciary

  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3

  6. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  7. Introduced

  8. Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules

  9. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1642 do?
Gender Identity Employment Practices; Citing this act as the "Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act"; specifying an employment policy of this state relating to a person’s sex; providing applicability; prohibiting employees and contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employers to use a pronoun that does not correspond to the employee’s or contractor’s sex; prohibiting the inclusion on certain forms of specified options relating to an applicant’s sex; providing that it is an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as a condition of employment, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1642?
SB 1642 is sponsored by McClain, Stan (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1642?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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