Florida Senate Bill 420
Session 2026
Patriotic Displays at Public Schools
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
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
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Yes
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.
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)
928064 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 420 Filed
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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
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:18 AM