2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0540: Disability History and Awareness Instruction
Legislative Summary
Citing this act as the "Evin B. Hartsell Act"; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula, etc.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/26/2025
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/31/2025
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/2/2025
Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Senate
4/2/2025
Remaining references corrected to Rules
Senate
4/2/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/2/2025
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
Senate
4/11/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
Senate
4/28/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/28/2025
Substituted CS/HB 447
Senate
4/28/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 447
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #729992
3/20/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RCS#9
4/28/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/16/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
3/31/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor
Jay Collins
Republican
Co-Sponsors (34)
Daniel Burgess
Republican
Gayle Harrell
Republican
Tommy Wright
Republican
Don Gaetz
Republican
Ben Albritton
Republican
Kristen Arrington
Democrat
Bryan Avila
Republican
Lori Berman
Democrat
Mackenson Bernard
Democrat
Jim Boyd
Republican
Jennifer Bradley
Republican
Jason Brodeur
Republican
Colleen Burton
Republican
Alexis Calatayud
Republican
Tracie Davis
Democrat
Nick DiCeglie
Republican
Ileana Garcia
Republican
Ed Hooper
Republican
Blaise Ingoglia
Republican
Shevrin Jones
Democrat
Tom Leek
Republican
Jonathan Martin
Republican
Stan McClain
Republican
Rosalind Osgood
Democrat
Kathleen Passidomo
Republican
Jason Pizzo
Democrat
Tina Polsky
Democrat
Ana Rodriguez
Republican
Darryl Rouson
Democrat
Barbara Sharief
Democrat
Corey Simon
Republican
Carlos Smith
Democrat
Keith Truenow
Republican
Jay Trumbull
Republican