# Florida HB 453: Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma Florida HB 453, Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Chapter No. 2026-70; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB453-2026 - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 453 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-18 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Chapter No. 2026-70; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) - Sponsor: Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (147 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More activity credits for high school students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida students have more ways to meet standard high school diploma requirements. Two full seasons of junior varsity or varsity school sports satisfy the one-credit physical education requirement. Districts cannot require students to take that physical education credit in n… - More diploma options for students with disabilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida students with disabilities gain standard diploma options guided by their individualized education program (IEP). One school year of Special Olympics participation can replace the physical education course, as determined by the IEP team. Students whose teams select th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Student Academic Success Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-05-12: Chapter No. 2026-70; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) - 2026-05-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-30: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-05: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 589 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 589 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 589 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Substituted for CS/SB 556 -SJ 589 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 589 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-04: CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-01-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026) (House) - 2026-01-22: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-01-22: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-20: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-16: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-16: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-14: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-14: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-13: Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-09: Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-11-24: Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-18: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-18: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/453/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB453-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).