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CS/SB 420: Patriotic Displays at Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough ; Gaetz

Patriotic Displays at Public Schools; Requiring, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require the display of portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at each public school in the district; requiring the Department of Education to select the portraits and make them available to each school district, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/30/2026 Senate - Now in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/6/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    1/23/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 01/28/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/28/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
    1/30/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules

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  • CS/SB 420, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2026 at 4:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 371 Patriotic Displays in Classrooms Snyder Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 420, Original Filed Version Posted 11/6/2025 at 9:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 371 Patriotic Displays in Classrooms Snyder Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    928064 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		1/26/2026
    9:33 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 1:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 6 Yeas - 1 Nays
    1/28/2026 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 9 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules. Page 1 (pdf)

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