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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 296: Middle School and High School Start Times

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

SB 296 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Middle School and High School Start Times. Primary sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Education Pre-K - 12, Fiscal Policy. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-53.

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.

Middle School and High School Start Times; Providing that district school boards and charter schools, respectively, are in compliance with certain provisions relating to middle school and high school start times upon submission of a specified report to the Department of Education, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jennifer BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Education Pre-K - 12Primary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Fiscal PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tracie DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Clay YarboroughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“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. 2025-53
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Placed on 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  12. Bill referred to House Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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