HJR 583 - Florida House (2026) - Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools - Bill Sponsor

Florida House Joint Resolution 583

Session 2026

Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools

Active

Passed House on Feb 4, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Dec 2, 2025

Latest Action

Feb 10, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Joint Resolution

Bill Number

583

State

Florida

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Primary

Cosponsor

Bill Partington

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Kimberly Daniels

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Michelle Salzman

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon

Cosponsor

Susan Plasencia

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 4, 2026

Motion Text

Passage, Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Didn't Vote

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Angela "Angie" Nixon

No

Anna V. Eskamani

No

Yes

Ashley Viola Gantt

No

Yes

Yes

Bill Partington

Yes

Bradford Troy "Brad" Yeager

Yes

Yes

Bruce Hadley Antone

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christine Hunschofsky

No

No

Dana Lee Trabulsy

Yes

Daniel Antonio "Danny" Alvarez

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Demi Busatta Cabrera

Yes

Dianne "Ms Dee" Hart

No

No

Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Felicia Simone Robinson

Yes

Fentrice Driskell

No

Fiona McFarland

Yes

Gallop Franklin II

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

James Vernon "Jim" Mooney, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Yes

Jennifer "Rita" Harris

No

Jennifer Canady

Yes

Jennifer Kincart Jonsson

Yes

Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Juan Carlos Porras

Yes

Yes

Karen Gonzalez Pittman

Yes

Yes

No

Kevin D. Chambliss

Yes

Kevin M. Steele

Didn't Vote

Yes

Kimberly Berfield

Yes

Kimberly Daniels

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lawrence McClure

Yes

Leonard Spencer

Yes

Yes

Lindsay Michelle Cross

No

Yes

Marie Paule Woodson

No

Yes

Michael "Mike" Gottlieb

No

Yes

Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby

No

Michelle Salzman

Yes

Mike Giallombardo

Didn't Vote

Yes

Mitch Rosenwald

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Peggy Gossett-Seidman

Yes

Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts, Jr.

Yes

Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon

Yes

Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett

Yes

Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade

Yes

Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III

Yes

Robin Bartleman

No

Ryan Chamberlin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Shane G. Abbott

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

Tyler I. Sirois

Yes

Yes

Wallace Aristide

Yes

Webster Barnaby

Didn't Vote

William Cloud "Will" Robinson , Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yvette Benarroch

Yes

Yvonne Hayes Hinson

Yes

Summary

Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to provide protection from discrimination for student & school personnel religious expression in public schools.

Text (1)

H 583 Filed

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/583/BillText/Filed/PDF

Documents (2)

Bill Analysis -- Education Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 4:18 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/583/Analyses/h0583a.EAS.PDF

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

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/583/Analyses/h0583c.EEC.PDF

Actions (22)

Show Only Major Actions

02/10/2026

Senate

Received

02/09/2026

Senate

Referred to Rules

02/04/2026

Senate

In Messages

02/04/2026

House

Passed; YEAS 93, NAYS 17

02/04/2026

House

Read 3rd time

02/04/2026

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

02/04/2026

House

Read 2nd time

01/29/2026

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)

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

12/12/2025

House

Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

12/12/2025

House

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

12/12/2025

House

Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

12/02/2025

House

Filed

Sources

FL Legislature

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/583/ByCategory

Open States

https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HJR583/

Record Created

Dec 8, 2025 9:30:02 AM

Record Updated

Mar 2, 2026 11:24:20 AM