# Missouri SB326: Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education and proprietary schools from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements

Missouri SB326, Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education and proprietary schools from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ben Brown (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-17 (Voted Do Pass S Education Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB326
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education and proprietary schools from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-01
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Voted Do Pass S Education Committee
- Sponsor: Ben Brown (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ben Brown (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-17: Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Hearing Conducted S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: S First Read (Senate)
- 2024-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB326.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB326.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB326-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).