“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

Hardy Billington (r) [2022 file photo]

Bill prefiling for the 2025 legislative session has started.

Right wingnut priorities:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO.38 [pdf]
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGTON.

0233H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to school employees and independent contractors.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

[….]

2. No employee or independent contractor shall knowingly address, identify, or refer to a student by pronouns that are different from the pronouns that align with such student’s biological sex unless the public school or school board receives written permission from the student’s parent.

3. No public school or school board shall require an employee or independent contractor to address, identify, or refer to an individual by pronouns that are different from the pronouns that align with such individual’s biological sex if such usage is contrary to such employee’s or independent contractor’s religious or moral convictions.

4. Each public school and school board shall adopt and implement a policy that is substantially similar to the provisions of this section.

5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an employee or independent contractor from discussing any matters of public concern outside the context of such employee’s or independent contractor’s official duties.

“…No public school or school board shall require an employee or independent contractor to address, identify, or refer to an individual by pronouns that are different from the pronouns that align with such individual’s biological sex if such usage is contrary to such employee’s or independent contractor’s religious or moral convictions…”

How would they know? Who’s going to check?