Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

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; defines "proficiency in cursive writing".

Every action

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

1. Feb 4, 2026HouseRead 2nd time
2. Feb 4, 2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
3. Feb 4, 2026HouseRead 3rd time
4. Feb 4, 2026HousePassed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
5. Feb 4, 2026SenateIn Messages
6. Feb 9, 2026CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
7. Feb 10, 2026SenateReceived
8. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33 ) · Senate Rules

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 14 Republicans.

• Tobin Rogers "Toby" OverdorfR Primary sponsor · District 85
• Dana TrabulsyR Primary sponsor · District 84