Elementary-school students would have to learn how to write in cursive, under a bill set to be vetted by a House committee next week.

Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, filed a similar proposal (SB 444) on Monday.

The House Student Academic Success Subcommittee is set to review the measure (HB 127) on Nov. 18.

Sponsored by Rep. Toby Overdorf, R-Palm City, the bill would require cursive instruction in second through fifth grades.

The proposal, filed for consideration for the legislative session that begins Jan. 13, also would require students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive by the end of fifth grade.

The House unanimously backed a similar proposal — also sponsored by Oberdorf — during the 2025 session, but the Senate did not vote on the issue.

Critics of the proposal maintained that

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