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Florida House approves constitutional amendment to enshrine religious expression protections in public schools
Summary
The Florida House on Feb. 4 approved House Joint Resolution 583 to place a proposed constitutional amendment before voters that would codify existing statutory protections for student and school‑personnel religious expression; the vote was 93‑17 after extended debate over scope, definitions and potential legal consequences.
The Florida House approved House Joint Resolution 583 on Feb. 4, moving a proposed constitutional amendment to the ballot that would codify protections for student and school‑personnel religious expression in public schools.
Sponsor Representative Tremont said the measure “takes existing state statutes that protect religious liberty and expression in schools, and let[s] the voters decide” whether to enshrine them in the state constitution. He argued codification would make the protections harder to reverse.
Opponents raised constitutional and practical concerns. Representative Eskamani warned in debate that placing…
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