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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 447: Disability History and Awareness Instruction

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 447 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Disability History and Awareness Instruction. Primary sponsor: Michelle Salzman (Republican), Student Academic Success Subcommittee. It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-49.

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.

Disability History and Awareness Instruction; Requires that disability history & awareness instruction include specified materials.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle SalzmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Student Academic Success SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
SteeleCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dana TrabulsyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Meg WeinbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Taylor YarkoskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
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. Chapter No. 2025-49
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for CS/SB 540
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Rules
  12. Received

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Sources

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