CS/CS/SB 296: Middle School and High School Start Times

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Education Pre-K - 12, Bradley; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough, Davis

Middle School and High School Start Times; Providing that district school boards and charter schools, respectively, are in compliance with certain provisions relating to middle school and high school start times upon submission of a specified report to the Department of Education, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/21/2025 10:40 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  2. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 261 (c1) by Education Administration Subcommittee Middle School and High School Start Times Last Action: 3/26/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Similar
  H 343 by Brannan Middle School and High School Start Times Last Action: 2/3/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction	Compare

• Floor Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Chamber	Result
  3/27/2025 10:53 AM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  1001.42	Powers and duties of district school board.	Page 1 [pdf]
  1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 2 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/17/2025	S	• Filed
  1/29/2025	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
  2/24/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  3/3/2025	S	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/5/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  3/6/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  3/10/2025	S	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
  3/11/2025	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  3/17/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/20/2025	S	• CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
  3/21/2025	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/25/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
  3/26/2025	S	• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  3/27/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 278 • Read 3rd time -SJ 278 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 278 • Immediately certified -SJ 279
  3/27/2025	H	• In Messages