--- type: "Bill" title: "Education" description: "Education; Establishes the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within Florida Memorial University, rather than the Department of Legal Affairs; requiring Florida Memorial University, rather than the Office of the Attorney General, to provide staff and administrative support to the council; providing that the council's meeting times are approved by the president of Florida Memorial University, rather than the Attorney General; revising the number of members required for a quorum; authorizing members to appear by communications media technology; providing that members who appear by such technology are considered present and may be counted toward the quorum requirement; providing notice requirements for public meetings or workshops conducted by means of communications media technology." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2025" identifier: "HB 1105" citation: "Florida HB 1105 (2025)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["(vetoed)"] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2025-109" primary_sponsors: ["Kincart Jonsson"] version_count: 6 action_count: 60 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2025-02-25" last_action: "2025-06-02" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf03c910-a9a3-46bf-9fa7-d6473e6cfe1b" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/ByCategory" source_hash: "94b5401be2a5ccb5f9d0a89cc6aac3fa883ae94b1e29189525f283914efa2c39" 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 1105 (2025) — Education Education; Establishes the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within Florida Memorial University, rather than the Department of Legal Affairs; requiring Florida Memorial University, rather than the Office of the Attorney General, to provide staff and administrative support to the council; providing that the council's meeting times are approved by the president of Florida Memorial University, rather than the Attorney General; revising the number of members required for a quorum; authorizing members to appear by communications media technology; providing that members who appear by such technology are considered present and may be counted toward the quorum requirement; providing notice requirements for public meetings or workshops conducted by means of communications media technology. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-109. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 1105 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 1105 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 1105 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c2/PDF) 4. **H 1105 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/c3/PDF) 5. **H 1105 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/e1/PDF) 6. **H 1105 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1105/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower - AA - 630783, Returning Messages — **26–5** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper - Passage — **85–14** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Careers & Workforce Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Education & Employment Committee — primary (organization) - Higher Education Budget Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Kincart Jonsson — primary (person) - Abbott — cosponsor (person) - Blanco — cosponsor (person) - Buchanan — cosponsor (person) - Owen — cosponsor (person) - Trabulsy — cosponsor (person) - Valdés — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-25** Filed `filing` - **2025-03-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1` - **2025-03-05** Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2025-03-05** Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2025-03-05** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee` - **2025-03-05** Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee - **2025-03-21** PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda - **2025-03-25** Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-25** Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee - **2025-03-25** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2025-03-25** CS Filed `filing` - **2025-03-26** Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2025-03-26** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee` - **2025-03-26** Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee - **2025-03-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1` - **2025-04-04** Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda - **2025-04-08** Favorable with CS by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-09** Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee - **2025-04-09** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2025-04-09** CS Filed `filing` - **2025-04-09** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1` - **2025-04-10** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee` - **2025-04-10** Now in Education & Employment Committee - **2025-04-15** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda - **2025-04-17** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-17** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee - **2025-04-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2025-04-17** CS Filed `filing` - **2025-04-17** Bill referred to House Calendar - **2025-04-17** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) - **2025-04-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) `reading-1` - **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2025-04-24** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3` - **2025-04-24** Added to Third Reading Calendar - **2025-04-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2025-04-24** CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage` - **2025-04-24** In Messages - **2025-04-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2025-04-24** Received `enrolled` - **2025-04-30** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal` - **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2025-04-30** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 270 - **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2025-04-30** Amendment(s) adopted (829028) - **2025-04-30** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3` - **2025-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2025-05-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2025-05-01** In Messages - **2025-05-02** Senate Message List - **2025-05-02** Amendment 630783 adopted - **2025-05-02** Concurred in Senate amendment 829028 as amended - **2025-05-02** CS passed as amended; YEAS 85, NAYS 14 `passage` - **2025-05-02** In returning messages - **2025-05-02** Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (630783) - **2025-05-02** CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 5 `passage` - **2025-05-02** In Messages - **2025-05-02** Ordered enrolled `enrolled` - **2025-05-23** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-30** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-06-02** Chapter No. 2025-109, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1145 (Ch. 2025-144) ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); 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Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).