HB 371 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Patriotic Displays at Public Schools

Summary
Patriotic Displays at Public Schools; Requires, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require display of portraits of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln at each public school in district; & requires DOE to select portraits & make them available to each school district.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 6, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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H 371 Filed H 371 c1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that the requirement to display portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln applies to all public schools in a district, rather than just specific classrooms. The amendment also explicitly states that this requirement is subject to legislative appropriation, meaning the state must appropriate funds for the portraits before they can be required. Additionally, the state motto requirement was expanded to apply to every public school in the district, not just conspicuous places within buildings.
Scope change
The scope of the portrait display requirement was expanded from specific social studies and elementary classrooms to every public school in the district.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement to display portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln now applies to all public schools in the district instead of only specific classrooms.

The requirement to display the state motto was expanded to apply to each public school in the district and each building used by the school board.

FISCAL

A new condition was added stating that the portrait display requirement is subject to legislative appropriation.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
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