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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 127: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

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 127 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing. Primary sponsor: Dana Trabulsy (Republican), Toby Overdorf (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33).

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Official summary

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

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requires students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; provides requirements for such instruction; requires students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by end of specified grade; defines "proficiency in cursive writing".

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dana TrabulsyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Toby OverdorfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Omar BlancoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse115
Erika BoothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Nan CobbCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Peggy Gossett-SeidmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Lauren MeloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
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, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. Passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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