# Florida SB 540: Disability History and Awareness Instruction Florida SB 540, Disability History and Awareness Instruction, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Danny Burgess (Republican), Collins; status failed, last action 2025-04-28 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 447 (Ch. 2025-49) -SJ 587) (as of 2026-10-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB540-2025 - As of: 2026-10-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 540 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Disability History and Awareness Instruction - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 447 (Ch. 2025-49) -SJ 587 - Sponsors: Danny Burgess (Republican), Collins - Cosponsors: 32 - Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (67 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: Danny Burgess (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Collins - Cosponsor: Ben Albritton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristen Aston Arrington (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Berman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mack Bernard (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jim Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Brodeur (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Colleen Burton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tracie Davis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Education Pre-K - 12 - Cosponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Hooper (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stan McClain (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rosalind Osgood (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kathleen Passidomo (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason W. B. Pizzo (Independent), Senate - Cosponsor: Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Barbara Sharief (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Corey Simon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carlos Guillermo Smith (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith L. Truenow (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay Trumbull (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom A. Wright (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-28: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 447 (Ch. 2025-49) -SJ 587 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Substituted CS/HB 447 -SJ 587 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Read 2nd time -SJ 586 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-04-02: CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Now in Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Remaining references corrected to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2025-03-31: CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - c1, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-07: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/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 - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/540/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-SB540-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).