Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 420
Session 2026
Patriotic Displays at Public Schools
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
First Action
Nov 6, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
420
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Cosponsor
Summary
Patriotic Displays at Public Schools; Requiring, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require the display of portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at each public school in the district; requiring the Department of Education to select the portraits and make them available to each school district, etc.
Documents (7)
Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) (1/12/2026 1:30 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) (1/13/2026 4:31 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) (1/27/2026 3:14 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) (1/30/2026 3:59 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/9/2026 7:43 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 2:43 PM)
Actions (20)
02/19/2026
House
In Messages
02/19/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/19/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 2
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/17/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/10/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/10/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 2
02/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
02/04/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
01/30/2026
Senate
Now in Rules
01/30/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/28/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
01/23/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 01/28/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
01/14/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/13/2026
Senate
Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
01/08/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
11/17/2025
Senate
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
11/06/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:18 AM