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died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 1523: Food Waste Reduction

Food Waste Reduction; Requires DOE to develop specified policy relating to food waste reduction in K-12 schools; provides policy requirements, adoption rates for such policy, & school district requirements.
Michele Rayner (D) · 1 co-sponsor
died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 331: Reproductive Health and Instructional Materials

Reproductive Health and Instructional Materials ; Requires materials used in instruction of reproductive health & specified diseases to be annually approved at district school board meeting.
Dianne Hart-Lowman (D) · 1 co-sponsor
died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 6023: Educational Facilities

Educational Facilities; Removes provision authorizing school of hope to colocate with another school in public school facility; removes provision requiring school district to permit school of hope to use underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; removes requirement for students enrolled in school of hope to be included in school district's total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership; & removes provision authorizing hope operator establishing school of hope to use such facility at no cost.
Ashley Gantt (D) Robin Bartleman (D) · 4 co-sponsors
died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 973: Bleeding Control Kits in K-12 Schools

Bleeding Control Kits in K-12 Schools; Requires responses to severe bleeding incidents on school grounds to be included in each public school's plan for urgent life-saving emergencies; requires public schools to have bleeding control kits on school grounds by specified date; requires DOE to establish guidelines for determining required number of kits for each school; requires certain staff to receive training related to such kits; requires kits & use of such kits to be included in certain drills; & requires kits to be restocked.
Daryl Campbell (D)
died · Florida · House Mar 13, 2026

HB 77: Public Postsecondary Safety Policies and Procedures

Public Postsecondary Safety Policies and Procedures; Requires state universities & FCS institutions to adopt & implement specified policies & procedures relating to safety; provides requirements for policies & procedures; & requires annual review & updates policies & procedures.
Marie Woodson (D) · 3 co-sponsors