While in the Florida Senate, Dorothy Hukill filed legislation to require high school students earn a half-credit in financial literacy — things like balancing a checkbook and understanding car loans — five years running.As the measure, which she considered a "no brainer," failed to get past the House again in spring 2018 , the Port Orange Republican announced she'd bring it back for another debate in 2019.Hukill died of cancer in October. And now one of her co-sponsors, Sen. Travis Hutson of Palm Coast, seeks to pass the bill in her honor.The "Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act" ( SB 114 ) would have all high school students entering ninth grade in 2019-20 and beyond take a half-credit course focusing on finances and money management. Among the required topics would be contesting a billing statement, computing federal income taxes and understanding investments.Such information is available in some economics courses as a lesson. Some districts offer the material as an elective.But this would be a mandated social studies course. And it's one that many students have said in the past they would benefit from more than most. Related coverage: Reading, writing and bank accounts: Should Florida require a high school course on money matters? The House, which watered down or killed past versions that the Senate had approved, does not have a companion bill at this point. There's time, though. The first committee meetings are scheduled for the week of Dec. 11.