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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma"
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description: "Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma; Provides that completion of 2 years of marching band satisfies both physical education & performing arts requirements for standard high school diploma & that students with disabilities may participate in Special Olympics to meet physical education requirement for standard high school diploma."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 453"
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citation: "Florida HB 453 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-70"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gossett-Seidman"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-11-18"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62b9aa3f-280d-4f20-b655-a23bdffb8b0a"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "e378c155b0f226959b4f56b3a01e574e207fddbefd144009dbca3ecb95d24289"
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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 453 (2026) — Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma
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Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma; Provides that completion of 2 years of marching band satisfies both physical education & performing arts requirements for standard high school diploma & that students with disabilities may participate in Special Olympics to meet physical education requirement for standard high school diploma.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-70.
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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 453 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 453 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 453 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Student Academic Success Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gossett-Seidman — primary (person)
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- Student Academic Success Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael — cosponsor (person)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-11-18** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-09** Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-13** Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-14** Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-01-14** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-16** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-16** Now in Education & Employment Committee
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- **2026-01-20** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
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- **2026-01-22** Favorable by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-22** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
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- **2026-01-22** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2026-01-22** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-01-29** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
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- **2026-02-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-04** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** In Messages
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-05** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-05** Substituted for CS/SB 556
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- **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** In Messages
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- **2026-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Chapter No. 2026-70
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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/62b9aa3f-280d-4f20-b655-a23bdffb8b0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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