# Florida SB 296: Middle School and High School Start Times Florida SB 296, Middle School and High School Start Times, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer Bradley (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-22 (Chapter No. 2025-53) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB296-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 296 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Middle School and High School Start Times - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Chapter No. 2025-53 - Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (187 yes, 2 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: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Education Pre-K - 12 - Cosponsor: Fiscal Policy ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-05-22: Chapter No. 2025-53 - 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-29: CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House) - 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-03-27: In Messages (House) - 2025-03-27: Immediately certified -SJ 279 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 278 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read 3rd time -SJ 278 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read 2nd time -SJ 278 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25 (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2025-03-20: CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-03-03: CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-24: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/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 - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c2/HTML) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/296/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) - [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-SB296-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).