HB 1495: Gender Identity Employment Practices

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Gender Identity Employment Practices; Specifies employment policy of state relating to person's sex; provides applicability; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use certain pronouns or requiring such employer 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 deeply held religious, moral, conscious-based, or biology-based beliefs; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides reasonable attorney fees & costs; provides that it is unlawful employment practice for certain employers to require certain training, instruction, or activity as condition of employment.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. June 16, 2025Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2. May 3, 2025Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3. March 5, 2025Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
4. March 5, 2025Referred to State Affairs Committee
5. March 5, 2025Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
6. March 5, 2025Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
7. March 4, 20251st Reading (Original Filed Version)
8. February 28, 2025Filed