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SB 1642FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Judiciary
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Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act (SB 1642)

Original title: Gender Identity Employment Practices

January 9, 2026

employment lawgender identitypublic sectorreligious freedomstate governmentcivil rightspublic officers, employees, and records

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Where This Stands

Currently Died in Judiciary. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Procedural history

8 actions
  1. Feb 4, 2026Senate
    CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
  2. Feb 4, 2026Senate
    Now in Judiciary
  3. Feb 3, 2026Senate
    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  4. Feb 2, 2026Senate
    CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
  5. Jan 28, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  6. Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
Show 2 earlier actions
  1. Jan 16, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
  2. Jan 9, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have established new legal standards for public-sector employment in Florida, specifically restricting how government agencies manage pronoun usage, job application forms, and workplace training related to gender identity.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Public employees and contractors

Their workplace requirements regarding pronoun usage and mandatory training would have changed, and they would have gained legal protections for expressing beliefs against gender ideology.

State, county, and municipal governments

These entities would have been prohibited from mandating specific gender-related training and would have been required to adjust employment forms and policies to comply with the new definitions of sex and pronoun usage.

Department of Management Services

The department would have been authorized to adopt rules to administer the new employment policies.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 9, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill would have prohibited public employers in Florida from requiring employees to use preferred pronouns that do not match a person's biological . It also would have banned mandatory training on gender identity or sexual orientation for public employees and protected workers from s based on their beliefs regarding .

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who would this law have applied to?
It would have applied to public employers, including the state, counties, municipalities, special districts, and their agencies.
Could an employer still require gender identity training?
No, the bill would have made it an unlawful employment practice for state-funded employers to require training or instruction on ual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
What happens if an employee is fired for their beliefs about gender ideology?
The bill would have allowed the employee to seek administrative and civil remedies, and the court would have been required to award attorney fees to the prevailing party.

Why It Matters

The bill would have established new legal standards for public-sector employment in Florida, specifically restricting how government agencies manage pronoun usage, job application forms, and workplace training related to gender identity.

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Voting Record

Motion succeededsenate2/2/2026legiscanOfficial roll call ↗

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Total

9

Yes

6

No

3

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Redefinition of Workplace Training

The bill explicitly sought to ban mandatory training on 'sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression' for any employer receiving state funding.

Department of Management Services

Connected Entities

organizationGovernmental Oversight and Accountability“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
locationSenate Building“Location of a committee meeting”Map →
organizationJudiciary“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
bill_numberRule 4.7(2)“Committee Substitute process”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy95
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  • Entertainment20
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  • Buzz40
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