Term Limits for District School Board Members
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HB 477 — Term Limits for District School Board Members
Last action — Chapter No. 2023-37
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 09, 2023.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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14 sponsors
1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Term Limits for District School Board Members; Revises term limits for district school board members.
Bill Text
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Read HB 477 on the official Florida source →Action History
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Chapter No. 2023-37
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 7
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Read 3rd time
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Received
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Referred to Rules
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 29
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/16/2023)
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Bill released to House Calendar
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Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
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Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (Amended)
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
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Now in Education & Employment Committee
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Reported out of Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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Favorable by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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Added to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee agenda
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Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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Referred to Education & Employment Committee
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Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Dana Trabulsy · Cosponsor
- Tyler I. Sirois · Cosponsor
- Michelle Salzman · Cosponsor
- Roth · Cosponsor
- William Cloud "Will" Robinson Jr. · Cosponsor
- Stan McClain · Cosponsor
- Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Thomas J. "Tom" Leek · Cosponsor
- Fine · Cosponsor
- Adam Botana · Cosponsor
- Dean Black · Cosponsor
- Fabián Basabe · Cosponsor
- Alex Rizo · Primary
- Emily Gregory · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on · 29 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rizo, Alex Republican
Co-sponsors (13)
- Trabulsy, Dana Republican
- Sirois, Tyler I. Republican
- Salzman, Michelle Republican
- Roth
- Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican
- McClain, Stan Republican
- Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican
- Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican
- Fine
- Botana, Adam Republican
- Black, Dean Republican
- Basabe, Fabián Republican
- Gregory, Emily Democrat
Not signed on (150)
150 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 150 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 18% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Powell | — | Nay |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Nay |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Not Voting |
| Collins | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Nay |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Nay |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Nay |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Nay |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 59 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 79 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 24% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grant | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Benjamin | — | Nay |
| Rudman | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Nay |
| Killebrew | — | Nay |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Beltran | — | Not Voting |
| Casello | — | Not Voting |
| Clemons | — | Not Voting |
| Williams | — | Not Voting |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Amesty | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Rayner-Goolsby | — | Nay |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Temple | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Lopez, V. | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Nay |
| Bartleman, Robin | Democrat | Nay |
| Bracy Davis, LaVon | Democrat | Nay |
| Campbell, Daryl | Democrat | Nay |
| Chambliss, Kevin D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Cross, Lindsay | Democrat | Nay |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Nay |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Nay |
| Dunkley, Lisa | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" | Democrat | Nay |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Nay |
| Franklin II, Gallop | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gantt, Ashley Viola | Democrat | Nay |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Harris, Jennifer "Rita" | Democrat | Nay |
| Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Hinson, Yvonne Hayes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Hunschofsky, Christine | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Nay |
| López, Johanna | Democrat | Nay |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Nay |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Nay |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Nay |
| Tant, Allison | Democrat | Nay |
| Woodson, Marie Paule | Democrat | Nay |
| Abbott, Shane G. | Republican | Yea |
| Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" | Republican | Yea |
| Anderson, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Baker, Jessica | Republican | Yea |
| Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" | Republican | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Basabe, Fabián | Republican | Yea |
| Berfield, Kimberly | Republican | Yea |
| Black, Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Borrero, David | Republican | Yea |
| Botana, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Not Voting |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Busatta, Demi | Republican | Yea |
| Canady, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Cassel, Hillary | Republican | Nay |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Esposito, Tiffany | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| Giallombardo, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzalez Pittman, Karen | Republican | Yea |
| Gossett-Seidman, Peggy | Republican | Yea |
| Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" | Republican | Yea |
| Holcomb, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Jacques, Berny | Republican | Yea |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Maney, Patt | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael, Kiyan | Republican | Yea |
| Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Porras, Juan Carlos | Republican | Yea |
| Rizo, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Salzman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, John | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Steele, Kevin M. | Republican | Yea |
| Trabulsy, Dana | Republican | Yea |
| Tramont, Chase | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Nay |
| Yarkosky, Taylor Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 19% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Nay |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Franklin II, Gallop | Democrat | Yea |
| Woodson, Marie Paule | Democrat | Nay |
| Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" | Republican | Yea |
| Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" | Republican | Yea |
| Basabe, Fabián | Republican | Yea |
| Canady, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Esposito, Tiffany | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzalez Pittman, Karen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Yea |
| Trabulsy, Dana | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 22% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Amesty | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Chambliss, Kevin D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Dunkley, Lisa | Democrat | Nay |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Nay |
| Baker, Jessica | Republican | Yea |
| Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" | Republican | Yea |
| Basabe, Fabián | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Porras, Juan Carlos | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 477 do?
- Term Limits for District School Board Members; Revises term limits for district school board members.
- Who sponsors HB 477?
- HB 477 is sponsored by Trabulsy, Dana (Republican), Sirois, Tyler I. (Republican), Salzman, Michelle (Republican), Roth, Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" (Republican), McClain, Stan (Republican), Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. (Republican), Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" (Republican), Fine, Botana, Adam (Republican), Black, Dean (Republican), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Rizo, Alex (Republican), and Gregory, Emily (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 477?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.
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