Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 609: Public Postsecondary Academic Freedom
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 609 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Postsecondary Academic Freedom. Primary sponsor: Yvonne Hinson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): 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.
Public Postsecondary Academic Freedom; Requires SBE & BOG to ensure FCS institutions & state universities, respectively, are free from political influence & interference in specified activities; removes prohibition against such boards shielding students, faculty, & staff from specified speech; provides that students & faculty in State University System & Florida College System have specified rights relating to academic freedom.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Hinson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 21 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- Filed