HB 127: Required Instruction in Cursive Writing

GENERAL BILL by Overdorf, Trabulsy; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benarroch, Blanco, Booth, Cobb, Gossett-Seidman, Kendall, Melo, Michael, Mooney, Nix, Partington, Plasencia, Rizo, Salzman

Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requires students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; provides requirements for such instruction; requires students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by end of specified grade; defines "proficiency in cursive writing".

Current Bill Version Posted: 10/8/2025 12:25 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 444 by Grall Required Instruction in Cursive Writing Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Identical
  H 1071 (e1) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Education Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received	Compare
  S 182 (er) by Jones Education Last Action: 3/17/2026 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Student Academic Success Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   11/18/2025
  • Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting)   1/22/2026

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  2/4/2026 4:26 PM	House	111 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  1003.42

  Required instruction.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/8/2025	H	• Filed
  10/14/2025	H	• Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  11/10/2025	H	• Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
  11/18/2025	H	• Favorable by Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/20/2026	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  1/22/2026	H	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  1/29/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
  2/4/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  2/4/2026	S	• In Messages
  2/9/2026	S	• Referred to Rules
  2/10/2026	S	• Received