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CS/CS/HB 609: Bullying in the Public School System

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; K-12 Subcommittee ; Fullwood ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Cruz ; Dudley ; Fasano ; Harrell ; Pafford ; Zimmermann

Bullying in the Public School System; Prohibits bullying or harassment with respect to computer-related activities; provides that bullying includes cyberbullying; revises components of school district policy on bullying & harassment.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/30/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-87
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2013 House • Filed
    2/12/2013 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 67
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 67
    3/11/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/13/2013 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 249
    3/14/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 246
    3/15/2013 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 256
    • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/19/2013 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 279
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 279
    3/20/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/22/13, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/22/2013 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
    3/25/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 341
    3/26/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 355
    3/29/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/02/13
    4/2/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 393
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/4/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 420
    • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 420
    4/11/2013 Senate • In Messages
    4/12/2013 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 435
    4/15/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 435
    4/29/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 725
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 725
    • Substituted for CS/SB 626 -SJ 725
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 725
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 725
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 725
    4/29/2013 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 967
    5/20/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/30/2013 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2013-87

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  • CS/CS/HB 609, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2013 at 4:47 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   K-12 Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/11/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 626 (c1) Bullying in the Public School System Bullard Compare Last Action: 4/29/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 609, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/25/2013 at 9:25 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 626 (c1) Bullying in the Public School System Bullard Compare Last Action: 4/29/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    416877 - Amendment
    Between lines 23 and 24, insert:
    Rehwinkel Vasilinda 3/28/2013
    4:59 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/1/2013
    PDF
    285581 - Amendment
    Between lines 23 and 24, insert:
    Rehwinkel Vasilinda 4/1/2013
    12:57 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/2/2013
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/4/2013 2:10 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/29/2013 12:35 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 609, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/14/2013 at 10:23 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 626 (c1) Bullying in the Public School System Bullard Compare Last Action: 4/29/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    193539 - Amendment
    Remove lines 138-148 and insert:
    Fullwood 3/20/2013
    4:35 PM
    Adopted
    3/22/2013
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 609, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2013 at 8:26 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 626 Bullying in the Public School System Bullard Identical Last Action: 4/29/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    432929 - Amendment
    Remove lines 41-50 and insert:
    Fullwood 3/11/2013
    3:17 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013
    PDF
    703789 - Amendment
    Remove lines 63-65 and insert:
    Fullwood 3/11/2013
    3:25 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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