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CS/CS/SB 1262: 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Bracy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez

1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; Directing the Commissioner of Education’s African American History Task Force to determine ways in which the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots may be included in required instruction on African-American history; requiring the task force to submit recommendations to the commissioner and the State Board of Education by a specified date; directing the Secretary of State to take certain action regarding the inclusion of the history of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots in museum exhibits, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1213 (Ch. 2020-88)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/17/2019 Senate • Filed
1/8/2020 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 93
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 92
1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/21/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 191
1/23/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/27/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 197
2/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/20, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/18/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
2/20/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/24/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 357
2/28/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/2/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 359
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/20 -SJ 411
3/4/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 399
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 452
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 452
3/5/2020 House • In Messages
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1213 (Ch. 2020-88)