Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

HB 159 — Statewide, Standardized Assessments

Last action — Died in Education Administration Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Statewide, Standardized Assessments; Requires development of statewide standardized assessments & portions of coordinated screening & monitoring system in specified languages by specified school year; provides requirements for DOE; authorizes parents to prohibit use of such assessments & system in languages other than English.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Education Administration Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  6. Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

  7. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

  8. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (160)

160 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 159 do?
Statewide, Standardized Assessments; Requires development of statewide standardized assessments & portions of coordinated screening & monitoring system in specified languages by specified school year; provides requirements for DOE; authorizes parents to prohibit use of such assessments & system in languages other than English.
Who sponsors HB 159?
HB 159 is sponsored by Rosenwald, Mitch (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Campbell, Daryl (Democrat), and Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 159?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 159?
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