HB 2616 would require public elementary and middle schools receiving federal education funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, name, or sex-based accommodations on school records.
HB 2616, sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg, would require public elementary and middle schools that receive federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on school records, or before altering sex-based accommodations such as locker rooms and bathrooms.
This bill goes to the heart of our parental-rights priority: parents, not school administrators, should be the first to know and the ones to decide when it comes to major decisions affecting their children's identity at school. HB 2616 restores that basic principle at schools receiving federal education dollars.
HB 2616 passed the House on May 20, 2026, by a vote of 217-198, and was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on May 21, 2026. The bill now awaits committee action in the Senate before a possible floor vote.
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