Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 7 D cosponsors

HB 1237 — Human Trafficking Awareness

Last action — Chapter No. 2025-65

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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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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 21, 2025.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    3 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 7 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Human Trafficking Awareness; Requiring the Department of Education to identify a curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness; specifying required components of the curriculum; authorizing in-person or online training; requiring public schools to require that certain personnel have received certain training, etc.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1, Engrossed 1 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to human trafficking awareness;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1237 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to human trafficking awareness;
requiring the Department of Education to identify a curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness;
requiring public schools, including charter schools, to designate a member of the administrative personnel to provide annual training regarding human trafficking awareness to specified employees;
specifying required components of the curriculum;
requiring employees who receive such training to submit an acknowledgment to the school;
authorizing in-person or online training;
requiring schools to keep the acknowledgments filed electronically;
requiring public schools to require that certain personnel have received certain training;
requiring each school district to provide the curriculum for such training and to submit such curriculum to the Department of Education for approval, including the curriculum for charter schools within the district;
requiring school employees to acknowledge completion of training;
providing requirements for the training;
amending s.
1002.33, F.S.;
requiring charter schools to comply with requirements for human trafficking awareness training;
1006.481 Human trafficking awareness training.— (1) No later than December 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall identify a free training curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness, which must include all of the following:
1006.481 Human trafficking awareness training.— (1) Each public school, including charter schools, shall designate a member of the administrative personnel as defined in s.
(a) The definition of human trafficking and the difference between sex trafficking and labor trafficking.
1012.01(3) to provide annual training regarding human trafficking awareness to instructional personnel as defined in Page 1 of 3 CODING:
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hb1237 -02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1, Engrossed 1 2025 (b) Guidance specific to the public education sector concerning how to identify students who may be victims of human trafficking.
hb1237-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1237 2025 s.
1012.01(2), other administrative personnel, school nurses and school doctors as identified in s.
1012.01(6), and any other personnel deemed by the designated administrative personnel member to have regular contact with students.
Such training must also be provided for new employees in such positions within 90 days after they begin their employment.
Each employee must submit to the school-designated member of the administrative personnel a signed and dated acknowledgment of having received the training.
The school shall keep such acknowledgment filed electronically.
(2) Each school district and charter school shall provide to the designated administrative personnel a comprehensive training curriculum for the annual training described in subsection (1).
Such curriculum must be submitted by each school district, along with the curriculum for each charter school in the district, to the Department of Education for approval and must include all of the following:
(a) The definition of human trafficking and the difference between sex trafficking and labor trafficking.
(b) Guidance specific to the public education sector concerning how to identify students who may be victims of human trafficking.
(d) A protocol for reporting suspected human trafficking, which must require that suspicion of human trafficking of a child be reported to the Department of Children and Families or the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline at either entity's designated telephone number.
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(2) The training curriculum may be conducted either in- person or online.
(3) Each public school shall require that all instructional personnel under s.
1012.01(2), administrative personnel under s.
1012.01(3)(c), and educational support personnel under s.
1012.01(6) who have contact with students must have received training on human trafficking awareness.
Each employee must submit to the school an acknowledgment of having received the training, which must be retained by the school.
Section 2.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1002.33 Charter schools.— (16) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES.— (b) Additionally, a charter school shall be in compliance Page 2 of 4 CODING:
hb1237 -02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1, Engrossed 1 2025 with the following statutes:
hb1237-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1237 2025 (d) A protocol for reporting suspected human trafficking which must require that suspicion of human trafficking of a child be reported to the Department of Children and Families or the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline at either entity's designated telephone number.
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Section 2.
Section 286.011, relating to public meetings and records, public inspection, and criminal and civil penalties.
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Chapter 119, relating to public records.
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Section 1003.03, relating to the maximum class size, except that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s.
1003.03 shall be the average at the school level.
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Section 1012.22(1)(c), relating to compensation and salary schedules.
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Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions.
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Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011.
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Section 1012.34, relating to the substantive requirements for performance evaluations for instructional personnel and school administrators.
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Section 1006.12, relating to safe-school officers.
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Section 1006.07(7), relating to threat management teams.
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Section 1006.07(9), relating to School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting.
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Section 1006.07(10), relating to reporting of involuntary examinations.
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Section 1006.1493, relating to the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool.
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Section 1006.07(6)(d), relating to adopting an active Page 3 of 4 CODING:
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hb1237 -02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1, Engrossed 1 2025 assailant response plan.
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Section 943.082(4)(b), relating to the mobile suspicious activity reporting tool.
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Section 1012.584, relating to youth mental health awareness and assistance training.
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Section 1001.42(4)(f)2., relating to middle school and high school start times.
A charter school-in-the-workplace is exempt from this requirement.
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Section 1006.481, relating to training on human trafficking awareness.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2025-65

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

  6. Amendment 525618 Concur

  7. Senate Message List

  8. In Messages

  9. CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0

  10. Read 3rd time

  11. Amendment(s) adopted (525618)

  12. Read 2nd time

  13. Substituted for CS/SB 444

  14. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  15. Withdrawn from Rules

  16. Received

  17. Referred to Rules

  18. In Messages

  19. CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0

  20. Read 3rd time

  21. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  22. Placed on 3rd reading

  23. Read 2nd time

  24. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)

  25. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  26. Bill referred to House Calendar

  27. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  28. CS Filed

  29. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  30. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

  31. Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee

  32. Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

  33. Now in Education & Employment Committee

  34. Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee

  35. Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee

  36. Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda

  37. Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

  38. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  39. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

  40. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  41. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 77004
Democrat 31002
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 113006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Not Voting
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Not Voting
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon 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
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Not Voting
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Kincart Jonsson, Jennifer Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Not Voting
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Not Voting
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill 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
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 23002
Unaffiliated 1001
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 35003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Collins — Not Voting
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo 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
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Gruters, Joe Republican Not Voting
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 75006
Democrat 31002
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 111008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Not Voting
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Not Voting
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Not Voting
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Not Voting
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Kincart Jonsson, Jennifer Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Not Voting
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill 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
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Not Voting
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Not Voting
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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What does HB 1237 do?
Human Trafficking Awareness; Requiring the Department of Education to identify a curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness; specifying required components of the curriculum; authorizing in-person or online training; requiring public schools to require that certain personnel have received certain training, etc.
Who sponsors HB 1237?
HB 1237 is sponsored by Woodson, Marie Paule (Democrat), Trabulsy, Dana (Republican), Tant, Allison (Democrat), Rizo, Alex (Republican), Owen, Michael (Republican), López, Johanna (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" (Democrat), Cross, Lindsay (Democrat), Chaney, Linda (Republican), Campbell, Daryl (Democrat), Benarroch, Yvette (Republican), Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" (Republican), Booth, Erika (Republican), and Education & Employment Committee.
What is the current status of HB 1237?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2025. Enacted.
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