Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 396 — Holocaust Remembrance Day

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

Holocaust Remembrance Day; Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim a specified day as “Holocaust Remembrance Day”; authorizing “Holocaust Remembrance Day” to be observed in this state’s public schools and be observed by public exercise as the Governor may designate, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2024 SB 396 By Senator Berman 26-00008A-24 2024396__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to Holocaust Remembrance Day;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 396 By the Committee on Education Pre-K -12;
and Senators Berman and Perry 581-02674-24 2024396c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to Holocaust Remembrance Day;
requiring that “Holocaust Remembrance Day” be observed in this state’s public schools and be observed by public exercise as the Governor may designate;
authorizing “Holocaust Remembrance Day” to be observed in this state’s public schools and be observed by public exercise as the Governor may designate;
requiring specified instruction;
authorizing specified instruction;
WHEREAS, more than 77 years have passed since the Holocaust ended, yet anti-Semitism and unfounded hatred of Jews continues to spread throughout the world, and WHEREAS, millions of Jews, Soviet civilians, and persons with disabilities were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as people targeted for their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, and sexual orientation, and WHEREAS, Kristallnacht, widely recognized as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust, was a series of pogroms unleashed by Nazi leaders against the Jewish population in Germany and newly incorporated territories which caused the destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, schools, and homes, and WHEREAS, the tragedy of the Holocaust and the ongoing effects of anti-Semitism still impact Jewish communities in this state, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
WHEREAS, more than 77 years have passed since the Holocaust ended, yet anti-Semitism and unfounded hatred of Jews continues to spread throughout the world, and WHEREAS, millions of Jews, Soviet civilians, and persons with disabilities were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as people targeted for their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, and sexual orientation, and WHEREAS, Kristallnacht, widely recognized as a precipitating event that led to the Holocaust, was a series of pogroms unleashed by Nazi leaders against the Jewish population in Germany and newly incorporated territories which caused the destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, schools, and homes, and WHEREAS, the tragedy of the Holocaust and the ongoing effects of anti-Semitism continue to impact Jewish communities in this state, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 396 26-00008A-24 2024396__ Section 1.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 396 581-02674-24 2024396c1 Section 1.
to be “Holocaust Remembrance Day,” which must be suitably observed in the public schools of this state and by public exercise at the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor may designate.
to be “Holocaust Remembrance Day,” which may be suitably observed in the public schools of this state and by public exercise at the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor may designate.
(2) If the first weekday of “Holocaust Education Week” falls on a day that is not a school day, “Holocaust Remembrance Day” must be observed in the public schools on the following school day or as otherwise designated by the district school board having jurisdiction.
(2) If the first weekday of “Holocaust Education Week” falls on a day that is not a school day, “Holocaust Remembrance Day” may be observed in the public schools on the following school day or as otherwise designated by the district school board having jurisdiction.
(3) Instruction on the harmful impacts of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and the positive impacts of the Jewish community on humanity must be provided as part of the public school instruction on “Holocaust Remembrance Day.” Section 2.
(3) Instruction on the harmful impacts of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and the positive impacts of the Jewish community on humanity may be provided as part of the public school instruction on “Holocaust Remembrance Day.” Section 2.
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Action History

  1. Died in Messages

  2. In Messages

  3. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

  4. Read 3rd time

  5. Read 2nd time

  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24

  7. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  8. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

  9. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  10. CS by Education Pre-K -12 read 1st time

  11. Now in Rules

  12. Remaining references corrected to Rules

  13. Original reference(s) removed: Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  14. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  15. CS by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  16. On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  17. Introduced

  18. Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  19. Filed

Sponsors

  • Education Pre-K -12 · Primary
  • Lori Berman · Primary
  • Perry · Cosponsor
  • Book · Cosponsor

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Perry
  • Book

Not signed on (160)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22000
Democrat 4002
Unaffiliated 11000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Not Voting
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Not Voting
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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

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Favorable

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 9002
Democrat 3000
Total 17003
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Perry — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 396 do?
Holocaust Remembrance Day; Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim a specified day as “Holocaust Remembrance Day”; authorizing “Holocaust Remembrance Day” to be observed in this state’s public schools and be observed by public exercise as the Governor may designate, etc.
Who sponsors SB 396?
SB 396 is sponsored by Education Pre-K -12, Berman, Lori (Democrat), Perry, and Book.
What is the current status of SB 396?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 396?
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