---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hernando County School District, Hernando County"
description: "Hernando County School District, Hernando County; Repeals School Board of Hernando County resolution which provides for appointed superintendent of schools; provides for elected superintendent of schools; requires referendum."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 773"
citation: "Florida HB 773 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["local bills"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-328"
primary_sponsors: ["Holcomb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-13"
last_action: "2023-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ddd5466-b432-4ca7-8dd2-1a1ce0114caa"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/773/ByCategory"
source_hash: "8201319358ebc2cbd0ca2ff280873a6238e4046cb5c6101bb5bb79760c89b535"
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 773 (2023) — Hernando County School District, Hernando County

Hernando County School District, Hernando County; Repeals School Board of Hernando County resolution which provides for appointed superintendent of schools; provides for elected superintendent of schools; requires referendum.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-328.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 773 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/773/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 773 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/773/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 773 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/773/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Choice & Innovation Subcommittee) — **14–3** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **14–2** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **96–18** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Holcomb — primary (person)
- Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-10** Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
- **2023-03-17** Added to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-21** Favorable by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
- **2023-03-21** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-29** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2023-03-31** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-31** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-31** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** CS passed; YEAS 96, NAYS 18 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-04** In Messages
- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-05** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-07** Chapter No. 2023-328

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ddd5466-b432-4ca7-8dd2-1a1ce0114caa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).