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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1539: Materials Harmful to Minors

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 1539 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Materials Harmful to Minors. Primary sponsor: Doug Bankson (Republican), Education Administration Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee. It lists 14 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.

Materials Harmful to Minors; Defines "harmful to minors"; revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug BanksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Education Administration SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Education & Employment CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Hillary CasselCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Ryan ChamberlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Berny JacquesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Michael OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Brad YeagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“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 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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 81, NAYS 29
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Amendment 962955 Failed
  11. Amendment 568163 Failed
  12. Amendment 927569 Failed

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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