HB 717

Florida House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: January 9, 2026.

Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Bill ID FL-2026-HB-717
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Human Services Subcommittee Referred to Education & Employment Committee Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Now in Human Services Subcommittee
House failed 2026-01-09
Education
Summary

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Revises definition of term "autism""; requires, rather than authorizing, State Board of Education to adopt certain rules; requires that such rules include requirement related to autism spectrum disorder for certain K-12 teachers."

Sponsor
Maggard
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-12-10 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-09 Status failed
2026-01-09 Latest Action House - Withdrawn prior to introduction
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