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Introduced
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
In Committee
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to Holocaust Remembrance Day; creating s. 683.196, F.S.; requiring the Governor to proclaim a specified day annually 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; providing construction; authorizing specified instruction; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill establishes Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, requiring the Governor to annually proclaim January 27 as a day of remembrance, which corresponds with the United Nations' International Holocaust Remembrance Day marking the anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation. The bill allows public schools to observe the day, with flexibility to move the observance to the next school day if January 27 falls on a non-school day. Schools are authorized, but not mandated, to provide instruction about the Holocaust, focusing on the harmful impacts of the genocide and anti-Semitism, as well as highlighting the positive contributions of the Jewish community to humanity. The bill's context is grounded in acknowledging the historical tragedy of the Holocaust, where millions of Jews, Soviet civilians, people with disabilities, and individuals targeted for their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, and sexual orientation were murdered. By creating this remembrance day, the legislation aims to combat ongoing anti-Semitism and ensure that the lessons of this devastating period are not forgotten. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025.
Committee Categories
Education, Government Affairs
Sponsors (59)
Rita Harris (D)*,
Debra Tendrich (D)*,
Jose Alvarez (D),
Adam Anderson (R),
Wallace Aristide (D),
Doug Bankson (R),
Webster Barnaby (R),
Robin Bartleman (D),
Yvette Benarroch (R),
Kim Berfield (R),
Dean Black (R),
Omar Blanco (R),
David Borrero (R),
Adam Botana (R),
Daryl Campbell (D),
Jennifer Canady (R),
Mike Caruso (R),
Joe Casello (D),
Hillary Cassel (R),
Ryan Chamberlin (R),
Kevin Chambliss (D),
Linda Chaney (R),
Lindsay Cross (D),
Dan Daley (D),
Kimberly Daniels (D),
Fentrice Driskell (D),
Anna Eskamani (D),
Gallop Franklin (D),
Ashley Gantt (D),
Anne Gerwig (R),
Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R),
Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R),
Mike Gottlieb (D),
J.J. Grow (R),
Yvonne Hinson (D),
Jeff Holcomb (R),
Christine Hunschofsky (D),
Kim Kendall (R),
Chip LaMarca (R),
Vicki Lopez (R),
Johanna López (D),
Kiyan Michael (R),
Monique Miller (R),
Danny Nix (R),
Vanessa Oliver (R),
Bill Partington (R),
Michele Rayner (D),
Mike Redondo (R),
Alex Rizo (R),
Mitch Rosenwald (D),
Michelle Salzman (R),
Judson Sapp (R),
Kelly Skidmore (D),
Leonard Spencer (D),
Kevin Steele (R),
Allison Tant (D),
Dana Trabulsy (R),
Meg Weinberger (R),
Marie Woodson (D),
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 356 (Ch. 2025-86) (on 04/29/2025)
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