House passes Trump-style ban on radical DEI mandates act
- The South Carolina House passed the Anti-DEI Bill on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
- Lawmakers introduced the bill to prohibit discriminatory DEI policies in public institutions.
- The legislation, named the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Act, passed with an 82-32 vote.
- Davey Hiott stated, "We are proud to translate President Trump’s executive order into law."
- South Carolina is the first state to adopt a framework mirroring Trump's executive order, pending Senate approval.
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South Carolina effort to mirror Trump DEI ban advances to state Senate
South Carolina lawmakers in the state House have pushed forward legislation that would eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the state level. President Donald Trump made eliminating DEI programs in the federal government one of his first actions when he returned to the White House in January, signing executive orders doing such. His administration has also threatened to withhold federal funding to states and entities that do not…


House Republicans advance anti-DEI law in state budget
Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation that would prohibit “diversity, equity, and inclusion” clauses in state contracts, adding the measure to the state budget as Democrats object to the late notice. In an amendment added to the budget trailer bill, House…
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