By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the anti-donation clause under the state constitution to allow public funds to be used for public purposes, including by charitable, educational, or benevolent purposes; requires voter approval. "Dead" because of timelines.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Amends the registration period for nonprofit fundraising, nonprofit solicitation, and charitable nonprofit registration to a period of 3 to 5 years, as determined by the Secretary of State.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Clarifies that a platform charity may only solicit donations through a registered charitable fundraising platform; permits charitable organizations deemed not in good standing due to a minor administrative or ministerial deficiency to solicit, receive, control, or distribute funds from donations; requires charitable organizations deemed not in good standing due to a minor administrative or ministerial deficiency to take steps to achieve good standing or compliance to establish good standing; may apply penalties to charities that fail to take steps to achieve good standing within a reasonable time; requires notice of whether a charity is not in good standing is due to an administrative or ministerial deficiency; requires a charitable fundraising platform to maintain and operate a process for complaints; permits the department to waive charitable fundraising platform requirements.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Requires all platform charities to register before conducting fundraising activities; requires annual financial reports and filing fees; requires platform charities to be in good standing; requires platform charities to provide disclosures of the charitable fundraising platform, a statement that a recipient charitable organization may not receive donations or grants or recommended donations with explanations, maximum length of time for the donation to be made, fees, and statement of tax deductibility; requires written consent of recipient charitable organizations; requires prompt tax donation receipts to donors; prohibits diversion or misuse of donations; requires any contract with vendors to be available for inspection; companion to HB 992.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Requires all platform charities to register before conducting fundraising activities; requires annual financial reports and filing fees; requires platform charities to be in good standing; requires platform charities to provide disclosures of the charitable fundraising platform, a statement that a recipient charitable organization may not receive donations or grants or recommended donations with explanations, maximum length of time for the donation to be made, fees, and statement of tax deductibility; requires written consent of recipient charitable organizations; requires prompt tax donation receipts to donors; prohibits diversion or misuse of donations; requires any contract with vendors to be available for inspection; companion to SB 1311.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Establishes the Safeguarding Endowment Gifts Act; prohibits charitable organizations from violating the terms of a donor-imposed restriction; permits a donor or legal representative to file a complain within 6 years after discovery of a break of an endowment agreement; permits a charitable organization to offer an alternative solution if unable to fulfill a term of an endowment; permits a charitable organization to obtain a judicial declaration of rights and duties; permits a court to order remedies; prohibits a court to order the return of donated funds. "Dead" because laid over.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Establishes the Safeguarding Endowment Gifts Act; prohibits a charitable organization that accepts a contribution pursuant to a written donor-imposed restriction to violate the terms of that restriction; authorizes a donor or their legal representative to file a complaint within 3 years of discovery of the breach; requires the organization to notify the donor 90 days in advance and offer an alternative solution if the organization is unable to fulfill a term in an endowment agreement; permits the organization to obtain a judicial declaration of rights and duties expressed in an endowment agreement containing donor restrictions; permits the court to order remedies; prohibits the court to order the return of donor funds. AMENDED from 6 years to 3 years and from 30 days to 90 days notice. FURTHER AMENDED to provide for retroactive applicability to any endowment agreement entered into on or after 1/1/75.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Defines “diversity, equity and inclusion” as (a) influencing hiring or employment practices with respect to race, sex, color or ethnicity, other than through the use of race and gender neutral practices in accordance with any applicable state and federal law; (b) promoting differential treatment of or providing special benefits to persons on the basis of race, color or ethnicity; (c) promoting policies or procedures designed or implemented in reference to race, color or ethnicity, except for policies or procedures necessary to comply with any state law, federal law or applicable court order; (d) conducting trainings, programs or activities designed or implemented in reference to race, color, or ethnicity or gender dysphoria, except for trainings, programs or activities that are for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with state law, federal law or any applicable court order”; prohibits all entities, including corporations, from expending any appropriated fund from bequests, charges, deposits, donations, endowments, fees, grants, gifts, tuition, and any other source to establish or maintain a DEI office or program, hire or assign an employee or contractor to perform duties associated with DEI, provide a DEI statement or give preferential treatment based on a DEI statement, give preference on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin to an applicant for employment, or require the participation in a DEI training; provide exceptions.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Defines "diversity, equity, and inclusion" as (a) influencing hiring or employment practices with respect to race, color, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, other than through the use of color-blind and sex-neutral hiring processes in accordance with any applicable state or federal antidiscrimination law; (b) promoting or providing special benefits to individuals on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin; (c) promoting policies or procedures designed or implemented in reference to race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, other than to comply with an applicable court order or state or federal law; (d) conducting trainings, programs, or activities designed or implemented in reference to race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, except for trainings, programs, or activities that are for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with an applicable court order or state or federal law; defines "sex" as an individual's biological sex at birth, and recognizes only male and female, provided that intersex persons must be accommodated consistent with state and federal law; bans DEI in all state departments, divisions, and agencies, including DEI offices and officers, required DEI statements, DEI-based employment preferences, and required DEI trainings for employees; prohibits school districts, public charter schools, and state education authorities from providing or requiring instruction in several enumerated DEI concepts; provides exceptions for theoretical discussions that include alternative theories, and discussions of historical and current events; protects free speech; allows offices or positions required for compliance with federal Title IX, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and state human rights laws; provides a mechanism for students, parents, guardians, or employees to file complaints of violations, and for appeals to the State Superintendent; requires school principals, county superintendents, and the State Superintendent to report on the number, nature, and resolution of complaints; prohibits requiring county board and public charter school employees to use a student's preferred pronouns, and provides legal protections for employees who do not use such pronouns; requires state institutions of higher education and their governing boards to ensure their institution does not have DEI offices or officers, including under contract with outside parties, does not compel DEI statements from any person or give employment preference on that basis, or require employee training on DEI as a condition of employment; requires such institutions and boards to adopt policies and procedures for disciplining violators; provides protections for certain academic research or course instruction, registered student organizations, guest speakers on campus, services for the disabled or people with other physical or mental health conditions, activities to prevent sexual harassment or to meet accreditation standards, STEM programs for women, donor-designated scholarships, single-sex programs and facilities, and activities necessary to comply with state and federal antidiscrimination laws; allows institutions of higher education to seek grants that support first-generation or low-income students, or underserved student populations; requires state institutions of higher education to report to the Joint Committee on Education on its compliance efforts, and post the report on the institution's website; prohibits funding for any institution that fails to file such report in a given fiscal year; re-allocates any residual DEI funding from fiscal year 2025-26 to merit scholarships for lower-income and middle-income students, first generation college students, or to reduce tuition and fees for resident students; prohibits state institutions of higher education from discriminating on the basis of race or ethnicity in administration of education programs, activities, or with respect to admission or employment; requires state institutions of higher education to protect rights to free speech and expression; requires each state campus to report to the Higher Education Policy Commission or Council for Community and Technical College Education on the number, nature, and disposition of any violations; requires state institutions of higher education to be officially neutral on questions of unconscious or implicit bias, cultural appropriation, identity group allyship, micro aggressions, and related concepts; bans required training, education, or compelled statements on additional enumerated DEI concepts, and prohibits requiring DEI statements in exchange for employment, admissions, promotion, contract renewal, or other preferential treatment.

By Anonymous (not verified), 4 September, 2025

Defines "diversity, equity, and inclusion" as (a) influencing hiring or employment practices with respect to race, color, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, other than through the use of color-blind and sex-neutral hiring processes in accordance with any applicable state or federal antidiscrimination law; (b) promoting or providing special benefits to individuals on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin; (c) promoting policies or procedures designed or implemented in reference to race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, other than to comply with an applicable court order or state or federal law; (d) conducting trainings, programs, or activities designed or implemented in reference to race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, except for trainings, programs, or activities that are for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with an applicable court order or state or federal law; defines "sex" as an individual's biological sex at birth; prohibits any state entity from establishing a DEI office or hiring employees to promote DEI; prohibits giving employment preference based on DEI principles or a DEI statement; prohibits requiring DEI training for employees; prohibits DEI instruction in public and public charter primary and secondary schools, and specifies prohibited concepts, with exceptions for theoretical discussions that include alternate theories, and discussions of historical and current events; protects free speech; provides a mechanism for students, parents, guardians, and employees to complain of violations; requires annual reporting on the number and nature of violations and how they were handled by school principals, county superintendents, and state superintendents; prohibits requiring county education boards and public charter school employees to use a student's preferred pronouns, and provides legal protections for employees who do not use a student's preferred pronouns; prohibits state institutions of higher education from hiring DEI officers or having DEI offices, or giving DEI preferences in hiring or enrollment; provides protections for certain academic research or course instruction, registered student organizations, guest speakers on campus, services for the disabled or people with other physical or mental health conditions, activities to prevent sexual harassment or to meet accreditation standards, STEM programs for women, donor-designated scholarships, single-sex programs and facilities, and activities necessary to comply with state and federal antidiscrimination laws; allows institutions of higher education to seek grants that support first-generation or low-income students, or underserved student populations; requires state institutions of higher education to report to the Joint Committee on Education on its compliance efforts, and post the report on the institution's website; prohibits funding for any institution that fails to file such report in a given fiscal year; re-allocates any residual DEI funding from fiscal year 2025-26 to merit scholarships for lower-income and middle-income students, first generation college students, or to reduce tuition and fees for resident students; prohibits state institutions of higher education from discriminating on the basis of race or ethnicity in administration of education programs, activities, or with respect to admission or employment; requires state institutions of higher education to protect the rights to free speech and expression; requires each state campus to report to the Higher Education Policy Commission or Council for Community and Technical College Education on the number, nature, and disposition of any violations; requires state institutions of higher education to be officially neutral on questions of unconscious or implicit bias, cultural appropriation, identity group allyship, micro aggressions, and related concepts; bans training on additional enumerated DEI concepts, and prohibits requiring DEI statements in exchange for employment, admissions, promotion, contract renewal, or other preferential treatment.