SB 946 (2020) -  Moments of Silence in Public Schools

General Bill by Baxley
Moments of Silence in Public Schools: Requiring that public school principals require teachers to set aside time for a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day; prohibiting teachers from making suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence; requiring certain teachers to encourage parents to discuss the moment of silence with their children and to make suggestions as to the best use of this time, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/10/20 S Laid on Table -SJ 582 on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 1:51 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
    • On agenda for: 01/27/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 1
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/04/20 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/02/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 6

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 737 Subject: Moments of Silence in Public Schools Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/3/2020 4:40:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/28/2020 12:17:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/4/2020 5:04:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/3/2020 12:36:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 1/27/2020 4:28:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education 1/24/2020 1:32:58 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table -SJ 582 Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted HB 737 (Died on Calendar) -SJ 582 Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 582 Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653 Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/03/2020 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 6 -SJ 374 Time: 03/02/2020 - 7:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/04/2020 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 239 Time: 02/04/2020 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 01/27/2020 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 214 Time: 01/27/2020 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/27/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/22/2020 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 72 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 72 Time: 12/13/2019 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1003.45 HB 341, HB 737, SB 746