# Florida HB 921: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

Florida HB 921, Required Instruction in Cursive Writing, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Rules) (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 921
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-23
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Rules
- Sponsor: Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (113 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: In Messages (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-03-26: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-03-26: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-03-20: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025) (House)
- 2025-03-20: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-20: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-18: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-11: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-07: Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-03-02: Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-23: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/921/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/921/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB921-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).