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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 252: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 252 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on October 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle. Primary sponsor: Shev Jones (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shev JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen ArringtonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Lori BermanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mack BernardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
LaVon Bracy DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Rosalind OsgoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Barbara ShariefCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Died in Judiciary
  2. Introduced
  3. Referred to Judiciary; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
  4. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source