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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 305: Statewide, Standardized Assessments

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 305 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Statewide, Standardized Assessments. Primary sponsor: Rita Harris (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Education Administration Subcommittee.

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.

Statewide, Standardized Assessments; Requires DOE to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments & specified portions of statewide, standardized coordinated screening & progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by specified date; requires department to develop timetable & action plan for development & implementation of such assessments & written portions of system; requires department to establish criteria for use of such assessments & portions of system; authorizes parents to prohibit use of such assessments & portions of system in certain languages.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rita HarrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42

“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 Education Administration Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Education & Employment Committee
  5. Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

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