HB 409 - Florida House (2026) - Observance of Veterans' Day by K-12 Schools

Sponsor

First Action

Nov 12, 2025

Latest Action

Feb 18, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

409

State

Florida

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Lindsay Michelle Cross

Cosponsor

Nan Cobb

Cosponsor

Peggy Gossett-Seidman

Cosponsor

Webster Barnaby

Cosponsor

Yvette Benarroch

Cosponsor

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 17, 2026

Motion Text

Passage, Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

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Democrats

Unknowns

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Bradford Troy "Brad" Yeager

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christine Hunschofsky

Yes

Dan Daley

Yes

Dana Lee Trabulsy

Yes

Daniel Antonio "Danny" Alvarez

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson

Yes

Erika Booth

Yes

Fabián Basabe

Didn't Vote

Felicia Simone Robinson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

James Vernon "Jim" Mooney, Jr.

Yes

Jason Shoaf

Yes

Jeff Holcomb

Yes

Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Yes

Jennifer "Rita" Harris

Yes

Jennifer Canady

Yes

Jennifer Kincart Jonsson

Yes

Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Karen Gonzalez Pittman

Yes

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Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

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Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lindsay Michelle Cross

Didn't Vote

Lisa Dunkley

Didn't Vote

Marie Paule Woodson

Yes

Meg Weinberger

Yes

Michael "Mike" Gottlieb

Yes

Michael Owen

Yes

Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Peggy Gossett-Seidman

Yes

Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts, Jr.

Yes

Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon

Yes

Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard

Yes

RaShon Young

Yes

Richard Gentry

Yes

Rob Long

Yes

Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett

Didn't Vote

Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade

Yes

Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Susan L. Valdés

Yes

Susan Plasencia

Yes

Taylor Michael Yarkosky

Yes

Thomas Patterson "Patt" Maney

Yes

Tiffany Esposito

Yes

Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

William Cloud "Will" Robinson , Jr.

Yes

Wyman Duggan

Yes

Yvette Benarroch

Yes

Yvonne Hayes Hinson

Yes

Summary

Observance of Veterans' Day by K-12 Schools; Requires school districts to observe Veterans' Day as school holiday.

Text (1)

H 409 Filed

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/409/BillText/Filed/PDF

Documents (2)

Bill Analysis -- Education Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 3:48 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/409/Analyses/h0409a.EAS.PDF

Bill Analysis -- Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) (1/22/2026 12:57 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/409/Analyses/h0409c.EEC.PDF

Actions (22)

Show Only Major Actions

02/18/2026

Senate

Received

02/18/2026

Senate

Referred to Rules

02/17/2026

Senate

In Messages

02/17/2026

House

Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0

02/17/2026

House

Read 3rd time

02/17/2026

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

02/17/2026

House

Read 2nd time

02/10/2026

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)

01/22/2026

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

01/22/2026

House

Bill released to House Calendar

01/22/2026

House

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

01/22/2026

House

Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

01/20/2026

House

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

01/14/2026

House

Now in Education & Employment Committee

01/14/2026

House

Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee

01/14/2026

House

Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee

01/13/2026

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

01/12/2026

House

Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda

11/18/2025

House

Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

11/18/2025

House

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

11/18/2025

House

Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

11/12/2025

House

Filed

Sources

FL Legislature

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/409/ByCategory

Open States

https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB409/

Record Created

Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM

Record Updated

Mar 2, 2026 11:24:18 AM