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CS/HB 259: Comprehensive Health in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee ; Williams ; Plasencia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Joseph ; Latvala ; Zika

Comprehensive Health in Public Schools; Revises requirements for comprehensive health education in public schools to include information regarding child abuse & human trafficking; removes certain requirements for health education; provides exemption to portions of health education.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2019 House • Filed
1/23/2019 House • Referred to PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee -HJ 40
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 39
3/15/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/19/2019 House • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 460
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/20/2019 House • CS by PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 457
• Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee
• CS referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 478
• Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 478
3/28/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/01/19, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
4/1/2019 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 555
• Now in Education Committee -HJ 555
4/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Webster Hall
4/9/2019 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 632
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 632
4/18/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19
4/24/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 835
• Amendment(s) adopted (851627) -HJ 835
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/25/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 872
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 872
4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Appropriations -SJ 498
• Received -SJ 497
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Education