HB 1059 Florida 2026 session
Speech and Debate Education
Speech and Debate Education; Designates Florida Speech & Debate Week annually in February; subject to legislative appropriation, establishing Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as statewide speech & debate organization that performs certain functions in support of Florida Civics & Debate Initiative (FCDI) in DOE; provides duties of FDI & FCDI.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action March 11, 2026
Laid on Table
Recorded votes
Favorable (Education & Employment Committee)
19 yes · 0 no · pass February 26, 2026
Favorable (Student Academic Success Subcommittee)
14 yes · 0 no · pass February 11, 2026
Passage likelihood
42% Comparable to other bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Referred to committee.
- Cosponsors 22 cosponsors.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Laid on Table
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- CS Filed
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
- PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- Now in Education & Employment Committee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- CS Filed
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- PCS added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
- Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Filed