2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0296: Middle School and High School Start Times

Legislative Summary

Providing that district school boards and charter schools, respectively, are in compliance with certain provisions relating to middle school and high school start times upon submission of a specified report to the Department of Education, etc.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Filed
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/24/2025
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/3/2025
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/5/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Senate
3/6/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/10/2025
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Senate
3/11/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/20/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
3/21/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/21/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
Senate
3/26/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/27/2025
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
3/27/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #512394

2/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#12
3/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
3/20/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
3/11/2025
8
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
3/3/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/21/20257.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/20253.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/20255.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025219.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025216.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025220.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025220.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/4/2025219.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/28/2025182.4 KB