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IntroducedNov 18, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma; Provides that completion of 2 years of marching band satisfies both physical education & performing arts requirements for standard high school diploma & that students with disabilities may participate in Special Olympics to meet physical education requirement for standard high school diploma.
Summary
Comments on HB 453
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Student Academic Success Subcommitteeprimary


- López, J.cosponsor
- Michaelcosponsor
- Mooneycosponsor
- Rizocosponsor
- Salzmancosponsor
Votes
YES: 111
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Partington
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- 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
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Joseph
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- 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
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
Actions
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
- Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- Bill released to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Now in Education & Employment Committee
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
- Nov 24, 2025 | House
- Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Nov 18, 2025 | House
- Filed
