HB 7045 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

School Choice

Summary
School Choice; Revises student eligibility requirements under Family Empowerment Scholarship program to include students with disabilities; revises provisions related to calculation of maximum amount of scholarship funds granted to a student with disabilities; revises provisions related to funding and payment of scholarships awarded under program; providing requirements for use of funds under program; revising program administration obligations; repeals Gardiner Scholarship Program; provides for future repeal of John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; providing certain students with disabilities are eligible for enrollment in transition-to-work programs; revising amount of eligible contributions used for administrative expenses by an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization under Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Apr 12, 2021 Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021

How they voted

2213
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 26, 2021
D Democratic15
1 Yea 13 Nay 1
86% Nay
R Republican21
21 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
6
May 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 14
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 36
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 162445 superseded by substitute
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 566539 adopted
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 566539 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 974025 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 146099 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 193999 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 162445 filed
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.