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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 859: Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public 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 859 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools. Primary sponsor: Chase Tramont (Republican), Kevin Chambliss (Democratic), Student Academic Success Subcommittee. It lists 8 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.

Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools; Removes references to Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; requires district school board to establish specified policy relating to video cameras in self-contained classrooms; prohibits concealment of certain employee identities in video recording; & provides that video recording made available after request must include accompanying audio.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chase TramontPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Kevin ChamblissPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse117
Student Academic Success SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Marie WoodsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105

“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 111, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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