FloridaSpeech and Debate Education
What it does
Speech and Debate Education; Creating the Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame; designating Florida Speech and Debate Week annually in February; establishing the Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as a statewide speech and debate organization that performs certain functions in support of the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) in the Department of Education; requiring the Board of Governors of the State University System and the State Board of Education to develop specified undergraduate and graduate coursework, certificates, and micro-credentials, etc.
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APPROPRIATION: $2,400,000
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in returning MessagesDied
- Mar 12In Messages
- Vote recorded Returning Messages. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0Major
- Mar 12Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (240687)
- Mar 12Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (483934)
- Mar 11In returning messages
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0Passed House
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 11Amendment 240687 adopted
- Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 101st Reading (Engrossed 1)Minor
- Mar 10Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
- Mar 10Bill referred to House Calendar
- Mar 4In Messages
- Vote recorded Motion to Co-Introduce. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Mar 4Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 4Amendment(s) adopted (634444)
- Mar 4Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 2Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0Minor
- Feb 19CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
- Feb 19On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 19Now in Fiscal Policy
- Feb 19Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 18CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 29CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
- Jan 29Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
- Jan 29Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Jan 27CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal PolicyMinor
- Jan 5FiledIntroduced