Introduced
Mar 28, 2025
In committee
Mar 28, 2025
Passed the Senate
Apr 9, 2025
Passed the House
May 13, 2025
To the governor
Jun 27, 2025
Became law
Jun 30, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education; Requiring a third-party administrator to transfer a specified amount of money from a loan fund to the Schools of Hope program under certain conditions, beginning on a specified date; revising requirements for the establishment of a school of hope; requiring that CAPE digital tool certificates be made available to all public elementary grades students, but not middle grades students; revising requirements for the recalculation of the Florida Education Finance Program allocations, etc.
Every action
41 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 33 earlier steps
Mar 28, 2025 Senate Submitted for consideration by Appropriations Mar 28, 2025 Committee On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Mar 31, 2025 Committee On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled · Senate Appropriations Apr 2, 2025 Senate Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Apr 3, 2025 Senate Filed Apr 3, 2025 Senate Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Apr 3, 2025 Senate Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 Apr 8, 2025 Senate Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Senate Read 2nd time -SJ 369 Apr 9, 2025 Senate Read 3rd time -SJ 369 Apr 9, 2025 Senate Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 3 -SJ 369 Apr 9, 2025 Senate The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 369 Apr 9, 2025 Senate Immediately certified -SJ 369 Apr 9, 2025 House In Messages May 13, 2025 House Bill referred to House Calendar May 13, 2025 House Read 1st time May 13, 2025 House Added to Second Reading Calendar May 13, 2025 House Read 2nd time May 13, 2025 House Amendment 859199 adopted May 13, 2025 House Placed on 3rd reading May 13, 2025 House Added to Third Reading Calendar May 13, 2025 House Read 3rd time May 13, 2025 House Passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 10 May 13, 2025 House Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference May 13, 2025 Senate In returning messages Jun 2, 2025 House Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) Jun 2, 2025 House Conference Committee appointed Jun 2, 2025 Senate Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) Jun 2, 2025 Senate Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Jun 16, 2025 Senate Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1245 Jun 16, 2025 Senate Conference Committee Report adopted (825824) -SJ 1263 Jun 16, 2025 Senate Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 25 NAYS 9 -SJ 1263 Jun 16, 2025 House In Messages
Jun 16, 2025 House Conference Committee Report considered Jun 16, 2025 House Amendment 825824 adopted Jun 16, 2025 House Conference Committee Report adopted Jun 16, 2025 House Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 80, NAYS 24 Jun 16, 2025 Senate Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Jun 27, 2025 Governor Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Jun 30, 2025 Governor Approved by Governor Jul 3, 2025 Chapter No. 2025-203 , companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198 )
Roll calls
5 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Third Reading · Full Senate
Passed 33–3
Yes 33
No 3
Not voting 2
Democrats: 7 yes, 3 no
Independents: 1 yes, 0 no
Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes · 33
No · 3
Not voting · 1
Excused · 1
Passage; Third Reading · Full House
Passed 88–10
Yes 88
No 10
Not voting 21
Democrats: 12 yes, 10 no
Republicans: 76 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes · 88
No · 10
Not voting · 21
Conference Committee Report; Passage · Full House
Passed 80–24
Yes 80
No 24
Not voting 16
Democrats: 1 yes, 24 no
Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes · 80
No · 24
Not voting · 16
Conference Committee Report · Full Senate
Passed 25–9
Yes 25
No 9
Not voting 5
Democrats: 0 yes, 9 no
Independents: 1 yes, 0 no
Republicans: 24 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes · 25
No · 9
Excused · 5
Committee and other votes
Date Where Question Result
Apr 2, 2025
Senate Appropriations
Appropriations vote Members Yes · 18
18–0
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