--- type: "Bill" title: "Educational Instruction of Historical Events" description: "Educational Instruction of Historical Events; Directing the Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force to determine ways in which the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots will be included in required instruction on African-American history; directing the Secretary of State to take certain action regarding the inclusion of the history of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots in museum exhibits; directing the Secretary of Environmental Protection to assess naming opportunities for state parks, or a portion of a facility therein, in recognizing victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; encouraging district school boards to assess naming opportunities for naming school facilities in recognition of victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; including certain instruction related to anti-Semitism in the required instruction relating to the Holocaust; designating a certain week as \"Holocaust Education Week\", etc." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2020" identifier: "HB 1213" citation: "Florida HB 1213 (2020)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2020-88" primary_sponsors: ["PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee"] version_count: 7 action_count: 41 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2020-01-09" last_action: "2020-06-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3e19fd5-e15f-4ca4-87b2-f4a7479649b9" source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/ByCategory" source_hash: "6300d0cedd7fe17dcc83ec756efff5f7f95a328af777201d85942d02a12862ce" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"] --- # Florida HB 1213 (2020) — Educational Instruction of Historical Events Educational Instruction of Historical Events; Directing the Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force to determine ways in which the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots will be included in required instruction on African-American history; directing the Secretary of State to take certain action regarding the inclusion of the history of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots in museum exhibits; directing the Secretary of Environmental Protection to assess naming opportunities for state parks, or a portion of a facility therein, in recognizing victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; encouraging district school boards to assess naming opportunities for naming school facilities in recognition of victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; including certain instruction related to anti-Semitism in the required instruction relating to the Holocaust; designating a certain week as "Holocaust Education Week", etc. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-88. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 1213 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 1213 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 1213 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/c2/PDF) 4. **H 1213 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/e1/PDF) 5. **H 1213 e2** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/e2/PDF) 6. **H 1213 e3** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/e3/PDF) 7. **H 1213 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1213/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper - Favorable With Committee Substitute (PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower - Favorable With Committee Substitute (Education Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower - Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower - Passage — **116–0** (pass) · lower - Favorable (PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2020-01-09** Filed `filing` - **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction` - **2020-01-17** Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee `referral-committee` - **2020-01-24** On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall - **2020-01-28** CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 - **2020-01-29** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) - **2020-01-30** Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee - **2020-01-30** CS by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time - **2020-01-31** On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall - **2020-02-04** Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2020-02-04** Now in Education Committee - **2020-02-10** On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Reed Hall - **2020-02-12** CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 - **2020-02-14** Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) - **2020-02-17** Placed on Calendar - **2020-02-17** CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time - **2020-03-03** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 - **2020-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2020-03-06** Amendment(s) adopted (292289) -HJ 867, 868 - **2020-03-06** Placed on 3rd reading - **2020-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2020-03-09** Amendment(s) adopted (573623) - **2020-03-09** CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2020-03-09** In Messages - **2020-03-09** Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2020-03-09** Received - **2020-03-10** Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations `withdrawal` - **2020-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2020-03-10** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1628 - **2020-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2020-03-10** Placed on 3rd reading - **2020-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2020-03-11** Amendment(s) adopted (484636) - **2020-03-11** CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 681, 682 `passage` - **2020-03-11** In returning messages - **2020-03-12** Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (484636) - **2020-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2020-03-12** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled - **2020-06-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - **2020-06-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2020-06-24** Chapter No. 2020-88 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3e19fd5-e15f-4ca4-87b2-f4a7479649b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).