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type: "Bill"
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title: "School Choice"
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description: "School Choice; Revises student eligibility requirements under Family Empowerment Scholarship program to include students with disabilities; revises provisions related to calculation of maximum amount of scholarship funds granted to a student with disabilities; revises provisions related to funding and payment of scholarships awarded under program; providing requirements for use of funds under program; revising program administration obligations; repeals Gardiner Scholarship Program; provides for future repeal of John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; providing certain students with disabilities are eligible for enrollment in transition-to-work programs; revising amount of eligible contributions used for administrative expenses by an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization under Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 7045"
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citation: "Florida HB 7045 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-27"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2021-03-24"
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last_action: "2021-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71e933ef-7680-44d2-ac07-589d3c62b3e2"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7045/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "ddf386d8506d1e2bdf621bedf985b92b32c6b790194317b3d5744e0be9d8798e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 7045 (2021) — School Choice
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School Choice; Revises student eligibility requirements under Family Empowerment Scholarship program to include students with disabilities; revises provisions related to calculation of maximum amount of scholarship funds granted to a student with disabilities; revises provisions related to funding and payment of scholarships awarded under program; providing requirements for use of funds under program; revising program administration obligations; repeals Gardiner Scholarship Program; provides for future repeal of John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; providing certain students with disabilities are eligible for enrollment in transition-to-work programs; revising amount of eligible contributions used for administrative expenses by an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization under Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-27.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 7045 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7045/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 7045 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7045/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 7045 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7045/BillText/e1/PDF)
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4. **H 7045 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7045/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **25–14** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Appropriations Committee) — **20–5** (pass) · lower
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- A - 146099, Adoption, Second Reading — **39–78** (fail) · lower
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- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **18–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **79–36** (pass) · lower
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- A - 974025, Adoption, Second Reading — **40–77** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Appropriations Committee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-24** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-24** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-26** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-26** Now in Appropriations Committee
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- **2021-04-06** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
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- **2021-04-08** Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
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- **2021-04-09** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
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- **2021-04-12** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-04-12** CS Filed
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- **2021-04-12** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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- **2021-04-14** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2021-04-14** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 162445 filed
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 193999 filed
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 146099 filed
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 974025 filed
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 566539 filed
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- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 566539 adopted
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 162445 superseded by substitute
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 146099 Failed
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 974025 Failed
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 193999 Failed
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21** CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 36 `passage`
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- **2021-04-21** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-04-21** In Messages
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- **2021-04-21** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Received
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- **2021-04-22** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-22** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 48
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- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment(s) failed (146430, 214218, 234616, 507624, 758664)
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 14 `passage`
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- **2021-04-26** In Messages
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- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
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- **2021-05-10** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-05-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-12** Chapter No. 2021-27
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71e933ef-7680-44d2-ac07-589d3c62b3e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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