SB 444: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing
GENERAL BILL by Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgess
Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requiring students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; requiring students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by the end of a specified grade; defining the term “proficiency in cursive writing”, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/13/2026 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/13/2026 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/10/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
3/13/2026 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12
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SB 444, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/10/2025 at 11:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 127 Required Instruction in Cursive Writing Overdorf, Trabulsy Identical Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules 
H 1071 (e1) Education Student Academic Success Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules
S 182 (er) Education Jones Compare Last Action: 3/17/2026 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1003.42 Required instruction. Page 1 (pdf)