Florida · House Bill 921 · 2025 Regular Session

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

HB 921 Sponsored by Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Feb 23, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 26, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing ; Requires students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; provides requirements for such instruction; & requires students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by end of specified grade.

Every action

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

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee · House Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Student Academic Success Subcommittee · House Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda · House Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Student Academic Success Subcommittee · House Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeReported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee · House Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to Education & Employment Committee agenda · House Education & Employment Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  12. CommitteeReported out of Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  1. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  2. HouseRead 3rd time
  3. HousePassed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  4. HouseMessage sent to senate
  5. SenateIn Messages
  6. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  7. SenateReceived
  8. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 2 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.