---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education"
description: "Education; Defines \"sex\" for Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code; provides requirements relating to titles & pronouns; revises provisions relating to instruction & materials for specified instruction relating to reproductive health; provides additional requirements for instruction regarding human sexuality; provides district school boards are responsible for materials used in classroom libraries; revises provisions relating to objections of certain materials & process related to such objections; revises school principal, school district & district school board duties & responsibilities relating to certain materials & processes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1069"
citation: "Florida HB 1069 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-105"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "McClain"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-02-22"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0b96e27-2b0e-467e-9c40-1ac155640299"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1069/ByCategory"
source_hash: "355d4fc056ac8d169ba6c6e54efa4209a6fd4c1d3a7911952a0b668ea3e920b7"
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 1069 (2023) — Education

Education; Defines "sex" for Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code; provides requirements relating to titles & pronouns; revises provisions relating to instruction & materials for specified instruction relating to reproductive health; provides additional requirements for instruction regarding human sexuality; provides district school boards are responsible for materials used in classroom libraries; revises provisions relating to objections of certain materials & process related to such objections; revises school principal, school district & district school board duties & responsibilities relating to certain materials & processes.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-105.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1069 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1069/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1069 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1069/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1069 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1069/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1069 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1069/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- A - 430296, Amendment, Second Reading — **13–26** (fail) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **77–35** (pass) · lower
- A - 618355, Adoption, Second Reading — **33–83** (fail) · lower
- A - 244077, Adoption, Second Reading — **34–80** (fail) · lower
- A - 568053, Adoption, Second Reading — **34–83** (fail) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Education Quality Subcommittee) — **13–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **27–12** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **14–6** (pass) · lower
- A - 914368, Amendment, Second Reading — **11–27** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Education & Employment Committee — primary (organization)
- Education Quality Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- McClain — primary (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Bankson — cosponsor (person)
- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
- Borrero — cosponsor (person)
- Buchanan — cosponsor (person)
- Canady — cosponsor (person)
- Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Massullo — cosponsor (person)
- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-22** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-13** Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with CS by Education Quality Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
- **2023-03-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-17** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Now in Education & Employment Committee
- **2023-03-21** PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- **2023-03-23** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- **2023-03-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-23** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-23** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-03-23** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2023)
- **2023-03-23** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 416575 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 568053 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 444887 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 671947 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 244077 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 009815 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 196635 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 618355 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 963567 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 714981 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Amendment 222455 Failed
- **2023-03-30** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** CS passed; YEAS 77, NAYS 35 `passage`
- **2023-03-31** In Messages
- **2023-03-31** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-02** Substituted for CS/SB 1320
- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Amendment(s) failed (215292, 219548, 239894, 430296, 867012, 914368)
- **2023-05-02** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2023-05-03** In Messages
- **2023-05-03** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Chapter No. 2023-105

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0b96e27-2b0e-467e-9c40-1ac155640299`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).