HB 1557 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

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

2116
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 8, 2022
D Democratic14
14 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican23
21 Yea 2 Nay
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

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