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| Bill | Moments of Silence in Public Schools | Moments of Silence in Public Schools; Requires principals to require teachers to set aside time for moment of silence; prohibits teachers from making suggestions to nature of any reflection during moment of silence; deletes provision authorizing district school boards to provide brief period of silent prayer or meditation; requires certain teachers encourage parents or guardians to discuss moment of silence & make suggestions as to the best use of this time. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2021 | HB 529 | Florida HB 529 (2021) |
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enacted | 2021-89 |
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2 | 41 | 6 | 2021-01-28 | 2021-06-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/242eb11e-a00e-41ea-bfb8-275d9903eee5 | https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/529/ByCategory | 41c02a8515f1d2941abf1b68bc764bea130c5fc6b24dd8e631430f2d69d713c7 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Florida HB 529 (2021) — Moments of Silence in Public Schools
Moments of Silence in Public Schools; Requires principals to require teachers to set aside time for moment of silence; prohibits teachers from making suggestions to nature of any reflection during moment of silence; deletes provision authorizing district school boards to provide brief period of silent prayer or meditation; requires certain teachers encourage parents or guardians to discuss moment of silence & make suggestions as to the best use of this time.
Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-89.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — 20–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 32–6 (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — 94–24 (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee) — 12–6 (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee) — 17–1 (pass) · lower
- Favorable — 12–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Fine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-28 Filed
filing - 2021-02-08 Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Referred to Education & Employment Committee
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
- 2021-02-09 Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
- 2021-02-16 Favorable by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-02-16 Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
- 2021-02-16 Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
- 2021-03-02 Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
- 2021-03-02 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- 2021-03-04 Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-04 Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
- 2021-03-04 Now in Education & Employment Committee
- 2021-03-08 Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- 2021-03-10 Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-10 Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- 2021-03-10 Bill released to House Calendar
- 2021-03-10 Added to Second Reading Calendar
- 2021-03-11 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/18/2021)
- 2021-03-18 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2021-03-18 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2021-03-18 Passed; YEAS 94, NAYS 24
passage - 2021-03-25 In Messages
- 2021-03-25 Message sent to senate
- 2021-03-30 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2021-03-30 Received
- 2021-04-01 On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Pending Reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 12 NAYS 5)
- 2021-04-09 On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/14/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- 2021-04-14 Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- 2021-04-16 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21
- 2021-04-21 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2021-04-21 Placed on 3rd reading
- 2021-04-22 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2021-04-22 Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 6
passage - 2021-04-22 In Messages
- 2021-04-22 Ordered enrolled
- 2021-06-11 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2021-06-14 Approved by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-06-15 Chapter No. 2021-89
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/242eb11e-a00e-41ea-bfb8-275d9903eee5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).