Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Citing this act as the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act” or “CROWN Act"; prohibiting discrimination based on protected hairstyle in the K-20 public education system; defining the terms “race” and “protected hairstyles” for purposes of antidiscrimination requirements for private schools participating in the state school choice scholarship program, etc.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 4, 2025SenateFiled
2. Feb 20, 2025CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules · Senate Judiciary
3. Mar 4, 2025SenateIntroduced
4. May 3, 2025SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5. Jun 16, 2025CommitteeDied in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Shevrin D. "Shev" JonesD Primary sponsor · District 34