H 0109
Corporal Punishment
Would have banned all public school employees in Florida from using corporal punishment — such as paddling — on students. Currently, Florida law lets individual school districts decide whether to allow it. This bill would have made the ban uniform statewide. It died in committee.
Timeline
- Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Filed
Status
Died in Student Academic Success Subcommitt…
- Stage:
- Failed
- Chamber:
- House
- Last movement:
- March 13, 2026
Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.