Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2359
Requires school districts and public charter schools to implement a schedule for high schools that does not start regular instructional hours before 8:30 a.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Requires high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires school districts and public charter schools to implement a schedule for high schools that does not start regular instructional hours before 8:30 a.m. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance and to award grants related to the implementation of the school starting time requirement.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
EducationJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives