Florida House · 2025 Regular Session
HB 1255: Education
Passage · May 2, 2025 · Yeas 100, nays 0
What the bill does
The bill revises provisions on critical teacher shortage areas, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, the Florida School for Competitive Academics, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment, private school background screening, prekindergarten programs, K-12 courses and standards, the New Worlds Tutoring Program and educator certifications, among other topics.
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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Education: Revises provisions relating to critical teacher shortage areas, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Florida School for Competitive Academics, use of certain educational funds, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment, background screening requirements for private schools, prekindergarten programs, students of military families, K-12 courses, instruction, standards, & bencharks, New Worlds Tutoring Program, & educator certifications.
How each party voted
Speaker Daniel Perez voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- CS/CS/HB 1255
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- May 2, 2025, 07:12 PM
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Duggan
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 100, nays 0; 19 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (100)
- Shane Abbott R-5
- Jon Albert R-48
- Danny Alvarez R-69
- Jose Alvarez D-46
- Adam Anderson R-57
- Alex Andrade R-2
- Bruce Antone D-41
- Wallace Aristide D-107
- Jessica Baker R-17
- Doug Bankson R-39
- Robin Bartleman D-103
- Fabián Basabe R-106
- Yvette Benarroch R-81
- Kim Berfield R-58
- Dean Black R-15
- Omar Blanco R-115
- Erika Booth R-35
- David Borrero R-111
- Adam Botana R-80
- Robbie Brackett R-34
- Chuck Brannan R-10
- James Buchanan R-74
- Demi Busatta R-114
- Jennifer Canady R-50
- Mike Caruso R-87
- Hillary Cassel R-101
- Ryan Chamberlin R-24
- Linda Chaney R-61
- Nan Cobb R-26
- Bill Conerly R-72
- Lindsay Cross D-60
- Dan Daley D-96
- Kim Daniels D-14
- Fentrice Driskell D-67
- Wyman Duggan R-12
- Lisa Dunkley D-97
- Anna Eskamani D-42
- Tiffany Esposito R-77
- Tom Fabricio R-110
- Gallop Franklin D-8
- Ashley Gantt D-109
- Sam Garrison R-11
- Richard Gentry R-27
- Anne Gerwig R-93
- Mike Giallombardo R-79
- Karen Gonzalez Pittman R-65
- Peggy Gossett-Seidman R-91
- Mike Gottlieb D-102
- Sam Greco R-19
- Griff Griffitts R-6
- J.J. Grow R-23
- Rita Harris D-44
- Jeff Holcomb R-53
- Christine Hunschofsky D-95
- Berny Jacques R-59
- Chad Johnson R-22
- Dotie Joseph D-108
- Kim Kendall R-18
- Jennifer Kincart Jonsson R-49
- Traci Koster R-66
- Chip LaMarca R-100
- Johanna López D-43
- Randy Maggard R-54
- Patt Maney R-4
- Debbie Mayfield R-32
- Lawrence McClure R-68
- Fiona McFarland R-73
- Lauren Melo R-82
- Monique Miller R-33
- Jim Mooney R-120
- Danny Nix R-75
- Vanessa Oliver R-76
- Toby Overdorf R-85
- Michael Owen R-70
- Bill Partington R-28
- Daniel Perez R-116
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka R-78
- Rachel Plakon R-36
- Mike Redondo R-118
- Alex Rizo R-112
- Felicia Robinson D-104
- Will Robinson R-71
- Michelle Salzman R-1
- Judson Sapp R-20
- Jason Shoaf R-7
- Tyler Sirois R-31
- Kelly Skidmore D-92
- Dave Smith R-38
- John Snyder R-86
- Allison Tant D-9
- John Temple R-52
- Debra Tendrich D-89
- Josie Tomkow R-51
- Dana Trabulsy R-84
- Chase Tramont R-30
- Kaylee Tuck R-83
- Susan Valdés R-64
- Meg Weinberger R-94
- Taylor Yarkosky R-25
- Brad Yeager R-56
Not voting (19)
- Webster Barnaby R-29
- LaVon Bracy Davis D-40
- Daryl Campbell D-99
- Joe Casello D-90
- Kevin Chambliss D-117
- Tae Edmonds D-88
- Dianne Hart-Lowman D-63
- Yvonne Hinson D-21
- Vicki Lopez R-113
- Kiyan Michael R-16
- Angie Nixon D-13
- Susan Plasencia R-37
- Juan Porras R-119
- Michele Rayner D-62
- Mitch Rosenwald D-98
- Leonard Spencer D-45
- Paula Stark R-47
- Kevin Steele R-55
- Marie Woodson D-105