Florida Senate Bill 1500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Education
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Designating "Emancipation Day" to officially commemorate the freeing of enslaved African Americans in Florida; authorizing the Governor to issue an annual proclamation honoring the significance of Emancipation Day; specifying that Juneteenth Day officially commemorates the freeing of all remaining enslaved African Americans in the United States; requiring high school students enrolled in a United States History course to receive specified instruction on the significance of Emancipation Day and Juneteenth Day, etc.

Special Days of Observance

Sen. Randolph Bracy [D]

2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	Senate	Died in Education
2022-03-12	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-02-10	Senate	Now in Education
2022-02-10	Senate	Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2022-02-07	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/10/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2022-01-18	Senate	Introduced
2022-01-12	Senate	Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Education; Rules
2022-01-05	Senate	Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1003	4282		Amended Code	See Bill Text
683	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
683	21		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1500
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1500/BillText/Filed/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1500/Analyses/2022s01500.pre.go.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1500/Analyses/2022s01500.go.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1500/Vote/2022-02-10%200830AM~S01500%20Vote%20Record.PDF