Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1149: Recess Requirements for Middle School Students
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires district school boards to provide specified amount of free-play recess each week to students in grades 6 through 8.
What the bill says
An act relating to recess requirements for middle school students; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring district school boards to provide a specified amount of free-play recess each week to students in grades through 8; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to recess requirements for middle school students; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring district school boards to provide a specified amount of free-play recess each week to students in grades through 8; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 1003.455, Florida Statutes, is amended to assessment.-- (6) In addition to the requirements in subsection (3), each district school board shall provide at least 100 minutes of supervised, safe, and unstructured free-play recess each week for students in kindergarten through grade 8 5 so that there are at least 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day. This requirement does not apply to charter schools. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. words underlined are additions. hb1149-00
Sponsors
- Stark, Paula (R, HD-047) · primary sponsor
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- : Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1149?
- H1149 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Recess Requirements for Middle School Students.
- What does H1149 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to recess requirements for middle school students; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring district school boards to provide a specified amount of free-play recess each week to students in grades through 8; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1149?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1149?
- Stark, Paula (R, HD-047), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1149?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1149
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