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type: "Bill"
title: "Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma"
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 453"
citation: "Florida HB 453 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-70"
primary_sponsors: ["Gossett-Seidman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-11-18"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62b9aa3f-280d-4f20-b655-a23bdffb8b0a"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/ByCategory"
source_hash: "e378c155b0f226959b4f56b3a01e574e207fddbefd144009dbca3ecb95d24289"
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 453 (2026) — Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma
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.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-70.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 453 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 453 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 453 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Student Academic Success Subcommittee) — **160** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **190** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **360** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gossett-Seidman — primary (person)
- Student Academic Success Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-11-18** Filed `filing`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- **2026-01-09** Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-13** Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-14** Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- **2026-01-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-14** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-01-16** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Now in Education & Employment Committee
- **2026-01-20** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- **2026-01-22** Favorable by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-22** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- **2026-01-22** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-01-22** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-01-29** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
- **2026-02-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-04** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-04** CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-04** In Messages
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-05** Substituted for CS/SB 556
- **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** In Messages
- **2026-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Chapter No. 2026-70
## Source
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).