Caucus member urges pull of SCR 1006, calling it ‘hate-filled’; resolution would allow private suits over school restroom and pronoun policies

A presenter summarized SCR 1,006 to caucus members, saying the measure would send a question to voters that enables private causes of action against a school district or charter school that permits a person to use a restroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarters not designated for their biological sex and would prohibit school employees or contractors from addressing or referring to a student under 18 by a name or pronoun not aligning with their birth certificate unless parental permission is given, with specified family-member exceptions.

The presenter said the resolution was on the consent calendar and invited questions. A caucus member asked to pull the resolution from consent and described it as "a terrible, horrific, ugly, hate-filled bill that we shouldn't have even been seeing in education committee." That member did not request a formal vote during the public session but asked that caucus members remove the item from the consent calendar for separate consideration.

Supporters of SCR 1,006 were not recorded speaking in the public caucus portion. The presenter said staff were available for questions. The transcript records no formal motion or roll-call vote on SCR 1,006 during the public portion of the caucus; instead, a member's request to pull the resolution was registered and the item remained subject to further caucus consideration.

If advanced as described, the resolution would ask voters to approve a change that also would restrict school employees’ use of names or pronouns for minors absent parental permission; the presenter listed the exceptions for specified family members but did not identify implementation details or enforcement mechanics in the public explanation.

The caucus moved on to other bills and later adjourned the public session to a closed caucus; the transcript does not record whether SCR 1,006 was ultimately removed from the consent calendar in the closed portion.