HB 127 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

Summary

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requires students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; provides requirements for such instruction; requires students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by end of specified grade; defines "proficiency in cursive writing".

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

112–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 118

Feb 4, 2026

D Democratic34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican84

79 Yea 5

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Education & Employment Committee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Nov 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 14 co-sponsors