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SB 78: Public School Recess

GENERAL BILL by Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes ; Rodriguez ; Stewart ; Steube ; Farmer ; Bracy ; Garcia ; Mayfield ; Latvala ; Book ; Grimsley ; Passidomo ; Benacquisto ; Torres ; Bean ; Campbell ; Rouson ; Young ; Stargel ; Braynon ; Perry

Public School Recess; Requiring each district school board to provide students in certain grades with a minimum number of minutes of free-play recess per week and with a minimum number of consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/29/2016 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2016 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 43
    2/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/21/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/21/2017 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 147
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education -SJ 147
    3/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/08/17, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
    3/8/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 168
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 168
    3/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/16/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/16/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 233
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 233
    3/27/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/17
    3/30/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 277
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/4/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 286
    • Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 286
    4/6/2017 House • In Messages
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)

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  • SB 78, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/29/2016 at 10:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2017 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 67 (c1) Public School Recess Plasencia, Cortes Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) Track This Bill
    H 7069 (er) Education Education Committee Compare Last Action: 6/16/2017 Chapter No. 2017-116, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 15 (Ch. 2017-166), CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2017-55), CS/CS/HB 989 (Ch. 2017-177), SB 2500 (Ch. 2017-70) Track This Bill
    S 926 (c2) Education Flores Compare Last Action: 5/4/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) -SJ 801 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/21/2017 9:00 AM Education 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/8/2017 9:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/16/2017 10:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/4/2017 1:47 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.455 Physical education; assessment. Page 1 (pdf)

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