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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

HJR 583: Protection of Religious Expression 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

HJR 583 is a joint resolution introduced in the Florida House on December 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools. Primary sponsor: Berny Jacques (Republican), Chase Tramont (Republican). It lists 12 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.

Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to provide protection from discrimination for student & school personnel religious expression in public schools.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Berny JacquesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Chase TramontPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Nathan BoylesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Tom FabricioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Jeff HolcombCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“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 93, NAYS 17
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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