Florida Senate Bill 282 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 529 (Ch. 2021-89)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Providing legislative findings; requiring that public school principals require certain teachers to set aside time for a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day; prohibiting teachers from making suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence; deleting a provision authorizing district school boards to provide a brief period of silent prayer or meditation; requiring certain teachers to encourage parents or guardians to discuss with their children how to best use the moment of silence, etc.

Moments of Silence in Public Schools

Senate Judiciary Committee

Sen. Dennis Baxley [R]

Sen. Ben Albritton [R]

2021-03-29 - Senate - Senate Judiciary (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate Education (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	Senate	Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 529 (Ch. 2021-89)
2021-04-01	Senate	CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2021-03-31	Senate	Now in Rules
2021-03-30	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2021-03-29	Senate	CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2021-03-24	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2021-03-02	Senate	Introduced
2021-02-03	Senate	Now in Judiciary
2021-02-03	Senate	Favorable by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
2021-01-25	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/03/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules
2020-12-17	Senate	Filed

H529 (Same As) 2021-06-15 - Chapter No. 2021-89

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1003	45		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/BillText/c1/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Amendment/262852/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Analyses/2021s00282.pre.ed.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Analyses/2021s00282.ed.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Analyses/2021s00282.pre.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Analyses/2021s00282.ju.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Vote/2021-02-03%200900AM~S00282%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/282/Vote/2021-03-29%200330PM~S00282%20Vote%20Record.PDF