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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 725: Political Activity at Public Institutions of Higher Education

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 725 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Political Activity at Public Institutions of Higher Education. Primary sponsor: Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Republican), Education Administration Subcommittee. It lists 6 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.

Political Activity at Public Institutions of Higher Education; Requires public institutions of higher education to inform students & employees of Campus Free Expression Act through specified means; requires BOG & SBE to adopt regulations & rules, respectively, describing limitations of state universities & FCS institutions relating to certain political campaign activities; requires boards of trustees of such universities & institutions to publish on their official websites & provide to employees certain information relating to permissible & prohibited political activities, state law, & disciplinary actions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Peggy Gossett-SeidmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Education Administration SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Anne GerwigCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Kim KendallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Paula StarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“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. CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 30
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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