Parental Rights in Education
Summary
Parental Rights in Education; Requires district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying student's parent of specified information; requires such procedures to reinforce fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding upbringing & control of their children; prohibits school district from adopting procedures or student support forms that prohibit school district personnel from notifying parent about specified information or that encourage student to withhold from parent such information; prohibits school district personnel from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification & involvement in critical decisions affecting student's mental, emotional, or physical well-being; prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels; requires school districts to notify parents of healthcare services; authorizes parent to bring action against school district to obtain declaratory judgment; provides for additional award of injunctive relief, damages, & reasonable attorney fees & court costs to certain parents.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Signed Mar 28, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
21–16
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Nay
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
14
Committee
15
Mar 28, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 22 NAYS 17
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 8
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 69, NAYS 47
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 722367 adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
2 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Erin Grall
RRepublican
P
Joe Harding
RRepublican
Co
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
Co
Chris Latvala
RRepublican
Co
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
Co
Cord Byrd
RRepublican
Co
David Borrero
RRepublican
Co
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff
RRepublican
Co
Jason Fischer
RRepublican
Co
John Snyder
RRepublican
Co
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
Co
Keith Truenow
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1557
Scope: FL
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1557. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline