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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1009: Religious and Patriotic Expression in the Public School System

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1009 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Religious and Patriotic Expression in the Public School System. Primary sponsor: Fabián Basabe (Republican), Kim Daniels (Democratic), Education Administration Subcommittee. It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Religious and Patriotic Expression in the Public School System; Requires specified information to be provided to certain persons relating to religious expression & liberties in public schools; revises requirements for display of state motto, "In God We Trust," in certain schools & buildings.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fabián BasabePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Kim DanielsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Education Administration SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Omar BlancoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse115
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Michael OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Received
  4. Referred to Rules
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 102, NAYS 7
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
  12. Added to Second Reading Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source