HB131
Higher educational institutions; reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs, etc.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Public institutions of higher education; reasonable accommodations for the religious beliefs and practices of individual students.
Requires each public institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations, as defined in the bill, for the religious beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to admissions, class attendance, and the scheduling of examinations and work assignments and to provide and describe in the institution's student handbook or ... (More) an equivalent document and in the institution's faculty handbook or an equivalent document a grievance procedure for any student to seek redress when the student believes that he has been unreasonably denied such reasonable accommodations for his religious beliefs and practices. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104369D
- 01/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB131)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N 0-A)
