CS/HB 371: Patriotic Displays at Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Education Administration Subcommittee, Snyder, Shoaf; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby

Patriotic Displays at Public Schools; Requires, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require display of portraits of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln at each public school in district; & requires DOE to select portraits & make them available to each school district.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/5/2026 06:48 PM

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 420 (c1) by Burgess Patriotic Displays at Public Schools Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Identical
  S 182 (er) by Jones Education Last Action: 3/17/2026 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Education Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   2/5/2026
  • Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/17/2026

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  1003.44

  Patriotic programs; rules.

  Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/6/2025	H	• Filed
  11/18/2025	H	• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/3/2026	H	• PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
  2/5/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee • Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/6/2026	H	• Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  2/13/2026	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  2/17/2026	H	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/13/2026	H	• Died on Second Reading Calendar