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IntroducedJan 09, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 25, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Computer Science Education and Certification; Provides requirements for general education core courses with technology component; requires high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence; requires SBE to establish separate computer science subject area coverages for specified grades & to continue comprehensive K–12 coverage; requires DOE to present recommended competencies for certain subject area coverages to state board by specified date; requires department to coordinate examinations for such subject area coverages by specified date.
Summary
Comments on HB 1503
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Education & Employment Committeeprimary
- Careers & Workforce Subcommitteeprimary

- Valdéscosponsor
Votes
YES: 112
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Antone
- Gentry
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Rules
- Received
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
- Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Now in Education & Employment Committee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Referred to Budget Committee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
