Florida · Senate Bill 296 · 2025 Regular Session

Middle School and High School Start Times

SB 296 Sponsored by Jennifer Bradley Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 17, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 21, 2025

What it does

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

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.

Every action

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

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  4. CommitteeCS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 · Senate Education Pre-K - 126–1 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  8. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  9. CommitteeCS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education8–1 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  16. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
  17. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 278
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 278
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 27838–0 vote
  21. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 279
  22. HouseIn Messages
  23. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  24. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  25. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  26. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-53

Roll calls

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

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 278 · Full Senate

38–0
Mar 27, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

116–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 3, 2025 Senate committee CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 Passed 6–1
Mar 11, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 Passed 8–1
Mar 20, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat.

  • Jennifer BradleyR Primary sponsor · District 6
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • EP Education Pre-K -12 Sponsoring committee
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.