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HB 233 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education

Summary
Postsecondary Education; Prohibits State Board of Education and BOG from shielding students, staff, and faculty from certain speech; requires State Board of Education to conduct annual assessment on intellectual freedom & viewpoint diversity; creates a cause of action for recording or publication of certain video or audio recordings; revises provisions related to protected expressive activity, university student governments, & codes of conduct.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Feb 19, 2021 Signed Jun 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Mar 18, 2021

How they voted

20–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Apr 7, 2021
D Democratic15
1 Yea 13 Nay 1
86% Nay
R Republican21
19 Yea 1 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Jun 22, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 77, NAYS 42
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education and Employment Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.