Florida · House Bill 443 · 2025 Regular Session

Education

HB 443 Sponsored by John Snyder and Alex Rizo Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Became law May 30, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education; Provides that a charter school is a public facility for the purpose of concurrency; authorizes a charter school governing board to adopt its own code of student conduct; authorizes a student in a full-time virtual instruction program to participate on an interscholastic athletic team at a public school in the school district in which the student resides or to develop an agreement to participate at a private school, etc.

Every action

47 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 39 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee · House PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee13–4 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  13. CommitteeNow in Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  14. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  15. CommitteeAdded to Education & Employment Committee agenda · House Education & Employment Committee
  16. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee13–3 vote
  17. CommitteeReported out of Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  18. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  19. HouseCS Filed
  20. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  25. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  26. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  27. HouseRead 3rd time
  28. HouseCS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
  29. SenateIn Messages
  30. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  31. SenateReceived
  32. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 608 · Senate Rules
  33. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  34. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 822 -SJ 608
  35. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 608
  36. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (147816) -SJ 612
  37. SenatePlaced on 3rd reading
  38. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 1009
  39. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 7 -SJ 1009
  1. HouseIn Messages
  2. HouseSenate Message List
  3. HouseAmendment 147816 Concur
  4. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 86, NAYS 25
  5. HouseOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-106

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

83–28
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 83 No 28 Not voting 8
Democrats: 1 yes, 28 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 83

No · 28

Not voting · 8

Third Reading · Full Senate

30–7
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 30 No 7 Not voting 1
Democrats: 2 yes, 7 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 30

No · 7

Excused · 1

Passage · Full House

86–25
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 86 No 25 Not voting 8
Democrats: 3 yes, 25 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 86

No · 25

Not voting · 8

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 27, 2025 House Education Administration Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 13

No · 4

Not voting · 1

 Passed 13–4
Apr 8, 2025 House Education & Employment Committee Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
Members

Yes · 13

No · 3

Not voting · 6

 Passed 13–3

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

  • John SnyderR Primary sponsor · District 86
  • Alex RizoR Primary sponsor · District 112
  • E& Education & Employment Committee Sponsoring committee
  • EA Education Administration Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 6 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.