Gary Byrne
- Republican
- Senator
- District 47
Author
Repeals provisions concerning university diversity committees. Prohibits unlawful discrimination in education, public employment, and licensure. Allows participation in public contracts by a minority business enterprise, women's business enterprise, and veteran business enterprise, as currently authorized by law. Permits scholarships based on a personal characteristic of the recipient if the scholarship is not funded by state funds or resources, and permits the renewal of specified state funded minority teaching scholarships for those recipients who were initially awarded the scholarship before July 1, 2025. Changes the criteria for certain state funded teaching scholarships from minority status to residence in an underserved county and an agreement to teach in an underserved county. Prohibits requiring as a condition of licensure that a person affirm that a person with a certain personal characteristic: (1) is inherently superior or inferior to a person with a different personal characteristic; (2) should be blamed for actions committed in the past; or (3) has a moral character that is determined by a personal characteristic of the person. Prohibits a public employer from requiring training asserting that, or implementing the theory that, a person with a certain personal characteristic: (1) is inherently superior or inferior to a person with a different personal characteristic; (2) should be blamed for actions committed in the past; or (3) has a moral character that is determined by a personal characteristic of the person. Permits a person injured by a violation to bring a civil action for actual damages, court costs, and injunctive relief.
Public Law 196
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 548: yeas 64, nays 26
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 506: yeas 34, nays 16
Representative Steuerwald added as conferee
Representative Garcia Wilburn removed as conferee
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Senator Pol removed as conferee
Senator Johnson T removed as advisor
Senator Johnson T added as conferee
Representative Steuerwald removed as advisor
Motion to dissent filed
House advisors appointed: McNamara, Steuerwald, DeLaney and Harris
House conferees appointed: Jeter and Garcia Wilburn
Senate conferees appointed: Byrne and Pol
Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Johnson T
Senate dissented from House amendments
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 441: yeas 67, nays 27
Amendment #17 (Harris) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Lindauer added as cosponsor
Referred to the House
Cosponsor: Representative McNamara
House sponsor: Representative Jeter
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 34, nays 13
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #4 (Hunley) failed; Division of the Senate: yeas 10, nays 38
Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Amendment #8 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #5 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 64: yeas 10, nays 39
Senator Maxwell added as coauthor
Senator Alexander added as coauthor
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Johnson T added as second author
Senators Tomes and Young M added as coauthors
Authored by Senator Byrne
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| Fiscal Note: SB0289.06.ENRH.FN001 |
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