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type: "Bill"
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title: "Technology in K-12 Public Schools"
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description: "Technology in K-12 Public Schools; Prohibiting the use of certain platforms on district-owned devices and through Internet access provided by the school district; authorizing teachers and other instructional personnel to designate an area for wireless communications during instructional time; requiring public schools to provide instruction on the social, emotional, and physical effects of social media, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 379"
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citation: "Florida HB 379 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-36"
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primary_sponsors: ["Yeager"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-01-23"
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last_action: "2023-05-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9761be80-1bbd-4d82-930b-c9963efc469c"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/379/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "63a2b769b7a3ebe33f7e5b3b449a6feab27b0eb204516e4eb453a6a1bf732e6a"
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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 379 (2023) — Technology in K-12 Public Schools
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Technology in K-12 Public Schools; Prohibiting the use of certain platforms on district-owned devices and through Internet access provided by the school district; authorizing teachers and other instructional personnel to designate an area for wireless communications during instructional time; requiring public schools to provide instruction on the social, emotional, and physical effects of social media, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-36.
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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 379 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/379/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 379 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/379/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 379 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/379/BillText/e1/PDF)
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4. **H 379 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/379/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Choice & Innovation Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Choice & Innovation Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Yeager — primary (person)
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- Alvarez — cosponsor (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
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- Buchanan — cosponsor (person)
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- Canady — cosponsor (person)
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- Caruso — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Fernandez-Barquin — cosponsor (person)
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- Leek — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Maggard — cosponsor (person)
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- Massullo — cosponsor (person)
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- Melo — cosponsor (person)
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- Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
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- Tuck — cosponsor (person)
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- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-23** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-07** PCS added to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-09** Favorable with CS by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-09** Reported out of Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-09** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-09** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-09** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-10** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-10** Now in Education & Employment Committee
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- **2023-03-10** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
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- **2023-03-14** Favorable by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-14** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
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- **2023-03-14** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2023-03-14** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2023-03-23** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2023)
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- **2023-03-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-30** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-30** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2023-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-31** CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-03-31** In Messages
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- **2023-03-31** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-03** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-18** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
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- **2023-04-18** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-04-18** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 52
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- **2023-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-18** Amendment(s) adopted (869924)
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- **2023-04-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-18** CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-19** In Messages
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- **2023-05-03** Added to Senate Message List
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- **2023-05-03** Amendment 869924 Concur
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- **2023-05-03** CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-05-03** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-08** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-09** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-10** Chapter No. 2023-36
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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/9761be80-1bbd-4d82-930b-c9963efc469c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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