SB 1264 Florida Senate · 2024 Regular Session

History of Communism

Summary

History of Communism; Requiring instruction in public schools on the history of communism; creating the Institute for Freedom in the Americas at Miami Dade College; renaming the Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom as the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom; requiring the Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to consult with stakeholders to provide a recommendation to the Legislature by a specified date for the creation of a museum of the history of communism, etc.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Signed Apr 17, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House Mar 6, 2024

How they voted

25–7

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 40

Mar 1, 2024

D Democratic11

2 Yea 7 Nay 2

63% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

22 Yea 6

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 7

lower

Mar 4, 2024

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 25 NAYS 7

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (898582)

upper

Feb 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Education, 02/20/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Education

upper

Feb 7, 2024

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 02/06/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Jan 10, 2024

Introduced

upper

Jan 10, 2024

Committee

Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors