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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 409: Observance of Veterans' Day by K-12 Schools

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 409 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Observance of Veterans' Day by K-12 Schools. Primary sponsor: Mike Giallombardo (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): 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.

Observance of Veterans' Day by K-12 Schools; Requires school districts to observe Veterans' Day as school holiday.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike GiallombardoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Jon AlbertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Fabián BasabeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Erika BoothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Nan CobbCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Bill ConerlyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Lindsay CrossCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Peggy Gossett-SeidmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Jeff HolcombCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112

“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. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
  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