SB 436 (2017) -  Religious Expression in Public Schools

General Bill by Baxley (CO-SPONSORS) Steube; Mayfield; Stargel; Campbell; Brandes; Broxson
Religious Expression in Public Schools: Citing this act as the "Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act"; prohibiting a school district from discriminating against students, parents, or school personnel on the basis of religious viewpoints or expression; prohibiting penalty or reward for a student’s religious expression in coursework, artwork, or other specified assignments; requiring a school district to comply with the federal requirements in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/HB 303 By PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee and Daniels and Williams
Effective Date: 07/01/2017
Last Event: 06/12/17 Chapter No. 2017-74 on Monday, June 12, 2017 10:16 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, April 06, 2017 3:28 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 03/06/17 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 2
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/14/17 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 4

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 303 Subject: Religious Expression in Public Schools Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 579438 , Rader Date Filed: 03/20/17, Line#: 0 Senate: Withdrawn 3/21/2017 12:20:33 PM
    • A 153675 , Stark Date Filed: 05/05/17, Line#: 39 House: Ruled Out of Order 05/05/2017 09:07 PM
    • D 471677 , Daniels Date Filed: 03/31/17, Line#: 0 Senate: Refused to Concur 05/04/2017 05:01 PM
    • House: Recede 05/05/2017 10:12 PM
    • AH 792156 , Baxley Date Filed: 05/03/17, Line#: 5 Senate: Withdrawn 5/4/2017 10:24:22 AM
    • AA 451919 , Geller Date Filed: 03/31/17, Line#: 28 House: Withdrawn 04/04/2017 03:27 PM
    • AA 834487 , Geller Date Filed: 03/31/17, Line#: 56 House: Withdrawn 04/04/2017 03:28 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/14/2017 5:02:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/13/2017 2:13:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/6/2017 3:00:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 3/3/2017 1:27:54 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/23/2017 11:23 AM   Yeas: 23 Nays: 13 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 5] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/05/2017 04:07 PM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 78] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/05/2017 09:04 PM   Yeas: 103 Nays: 12 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 459] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2017-74 Time: 06/12/2017 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/09/2017 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/05/2017 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/08/2017 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 1375 Time: 05/08/2017 - 10:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 12 Time: 05/05/2017 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 471677 Recede Time: 05/05/2017 - 9:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 153675 ruled out of order Time: 05/05/2017 - 9:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 05/05/2017 - 7:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 153675 filed Time: 05/05/2017 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/04/2017 - 6:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Refused to concur, requested House to recede -SJ 823 Time: 05/04/2017 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S In returning messages Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 3 Time: 04/05/2017 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/05/2017 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/04/2017 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/04/2017 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 471677 adopted Time: 04/04/2017 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 834487 withdrawn Time: 04/04/2017 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 451919 withdrawn Time: 04/04/2017 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/04/2017 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted for CS/HB 303 Time: 04/04/2017 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 451919 filed Time: 03/31/2017 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 834487 filed Time: 03/31/2017 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 471677 filed Time: 03/31/2017 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/30/2017 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/4/2017) Time: 03/30/2017 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/30/2017 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/29/2017 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 13 -SJ 242 Time: 03/23/2017 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 241 Time: 03/23/2017 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/21/2017 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 233 Time: 03/21/2017 - 11:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/21/17 Time: 03/16/2017 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 181 Time: 03/14/2017 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 181 Time: 03/14/2017 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/09/2017 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 68 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 147 Time: 03/06/2017 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 147 Time: 03/06/2017 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/06/17, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/27/2017 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Judiciary -SJ 68 Time: 02/01/2017 - 9:30 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/23/2017 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __