Florida Senate Bill 252: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

Florida · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

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.

Latest action

Died in Judiciary (2026-03-13)

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