The proposed bill, titled the "Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act," establishes new regulations regarding gender identity in employment practices within the state of Florida. It defines key terms such as "gender identity," "gender ideology," and "sex," asserting that a person's sex is an immutable biological trait. The bill prohibits employees and contractors from being compelled to use pronouns that do not correspond to their biological sex, and it restricts job applications from including non-binary options for sex identification. Additionally, it empowers the Department of Management Services to adopt rules for administering these provisions.
Furthermore, the bill amends existing law to make it an unlawful employment practice for state and local governments to require training or activities related to gender identity or expression as a condition of employment. It also reenacts certain subsections to incorporate these amendments into the existing legal framework. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.