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HB 839 — The Display of the State Motto
Last action — Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2018-6)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
- Introduced H 839 Filed Current pdf
Action History
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Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2018-6)
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Received
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Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 97 NAYS 10 -HJ 642, 643
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/18
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Placed on Calendar
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Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
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On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/07/18, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
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Now in Education Committee
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Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
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Introduced
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Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; Education Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Ponder · Primary
- Kimberly Daniels · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Ponder
- Daniels, Kimberly Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 162 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 9% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abruzzo | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Caldwell | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Nay |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Cortes, B. | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Diaz, M. | — | Yea |
| Moraitis | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Not Voting |
| Ahern | — | Yea |
| Asencio | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Beshears | — | Yea |
| Bileca | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Corcoran | — | Not Voting |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Not Voting |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Edwards-Walpole | — | Yea |
| Fant | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Nay |
| Good | — | Not Voting |
| Goodson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Not Voting |
| Hardemon | — | Yea |
| Harrison | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Nay |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Not Voting |
| Mercado | — | Nay |
| Metz | — | Not Voting |
| Moskowitz | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Olszewski | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Not Voting |
| Porter | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Nay |
| Raburn | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Nay |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Shaw | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Spano | — | Yea |
| Stafford | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Trujillo | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Nay |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Monique | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Nay |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 5% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diaz, M. | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Ahern | — | Yea |
| Asencio | — | Not Voting |
| Bileca | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Fant | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Porter | — | Yea |
| Raburn | — | Not Voting |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abruzzo | — | Not Voting |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Asencio | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Not Voting |
| Hager | — | Not Voting |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Not Voting |
| Spano | — | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 839?
- HB 839 is sponsored by Ponder and Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 839?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 839?
- Track HB 839 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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