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HB 839: The Display of the State Motto

GENERAL BILL by Daniels ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caldwell ; Drake ; Fant ; Fischer ; Gruters ; Massullo ; Metz ; Moraitis ; Plakon ; Rodrigues ; Roth ; Stone ; Williams ; Yarborough

The Display of the State Motto; Requires each district school board to adopt rules for display of official state motto in specified places.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2018-6)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/29/2017 House • Filed
    12/8/2017 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 75
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 75
    1/19/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
    1/23/2018 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 392
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 392
    2/5/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/07/18, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    2/7/2018 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 550
    2/8/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 550
    2/15/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/18
    2/20/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 618
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/21/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 642
    • Passed; YEAS 97 NAYS 10 -HJ 642, 643
    2/28/2018 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 417
    • Received -SJ 417
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2018-6)

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  • HB 839, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/29/2017 at 1:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/23/2018 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1158 Display of the State Motto Perry Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2018-6)
    H 7055 (er) Education Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/12/2018 Chapter No. 2018-6, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/21/2018 1:41 PM House 97 Yeas - 10 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules. Page 1 (pdf)

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