---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education"
description: "Education; Revises charter school eligibility & ineligibility criteria to receive capital outlay funds; revises calculation methodologies for distribution of specified funds to eligible charter schools; provides school district requirements for distribution of capital outlay funds to eligible charter schools; & provides requirements for use of capital outlay funds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1259"
citation: "Florida HB 1259 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-69"
primary_sponsors: ["Canady"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de39ca95-ccae-43a3-b905-dc399c835d24"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1259/ByCategory"
source_hash: "7b9709a9bad11c2540ce3b7a0f3d4ff01cb704c1ee04bf0407ed222820a7fe42"
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 1259 (2023) — Education

Education; Revises charter school eligibility & ineligibility criteria to receive capital outlay funds; revises calculation methodologies for distribution of specified funds to eligible charter schools; provides school district requirements for distribution of capital outlay funds to eligible charter schools; & provides requirements for use of capital outlay funds.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-69.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1259 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1259/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1259 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1259/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1259 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1259/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1259 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1259/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 1259 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1259/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Appropriations Committee) — **20–7** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Education & Employment Committee) — **16–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **29–11** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **82–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Appropriations Committee — primary (organization)
- Canady — primary (person)
- Education & Employment Committee — primary (organization)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Plasencia — cosponsor (person)
- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-16** Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-16** Now in Education & Employment Committee
- **2023-04-07** PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- **2023-04-11** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- **2023-04-13** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-13** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-13** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Now in Appropriations Committee
- **2023-04-13** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
- **2023-04-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-17** Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
- **2023-04-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-17** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-18** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-04-18** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 958561 Failed
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 759663 Failed
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 460977 Failed
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 641255 Failed
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 595667 Failed
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 106775 adopted
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 330915 Failed
- **2023-04-25** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-03** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1328
- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Amendment(s) failed (158112, 308282)
- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 11 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** In Messages
- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Chapter No. 2023-69

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de39ca95-ccae-43a3-b905-dc399c835d24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).