Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

What it does

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

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle; Citing this act as the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act” or “CROWN Act"; prohibiting discrimination based on protected hairstyle against a student in the K-20 public education system; defining the terms “race” and “protected hairstyle” for purposes of public K-12 nondiscrimination requirements; defining the terms “race” and “protected hairstyle” for purposes of antidiscrimination requirements for private schools participating in the state school choice scholarship program, etc.

Every action

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

1. Oct 20, 2025SenateFiled
2. Nov 3, 2025CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules · Senate Judiciary
3. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
4. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

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