FL HB 757
enactedSchool Safety
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 757 pass?
Yes. FL HB 757 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Chapter No. 2026-80
What is FL HB 757 about?
School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance to bail; ranks an offense created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; authorizes the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, etc.
Who sponsors FL HB 757?
Rizo, Salzman, Judiciary Committee and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL HB 757, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance to bail; ranks an offense created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; authorizes the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, etc.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-18 — Chapter No. 2026-80
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Rizoprimary
- Salzmanprimary
- Judiciary Committeeprimary
- Budget Committeeprimary
- Gossett-Seidmancosponsor
- Chaneycosponsor
- Valdéscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-18
Chapter No. 2026-80
2026-05-15
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-11
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-12
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-12
CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 20
passage
2026-03-12
Amendment 263022 Concur
2026-03-12
Added to Senate Message List
2026-03-11
In Messages
2026-03-11
CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 10
passage
2026-03-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-11
Amendment(s) adopted (263022)
2026-03-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-11
Substituted for CS/CS/SB 896
2026-03-11
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-11
Withdrawn from Rules
withdrawal
2026-02-26
Received
enrolled
2026-02-26
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-26
In Messages
2026-02-25
CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 25
passage
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-25
Amendment 020155 Failed
2026-02-25
Amendment 347527 Failed
2026-02-25
Amendment 330695 Failed
2026-02-25
Amendment 872267 Failed
2026-02-25
Amendment 714819 adopted
2026-02-25
Amendment 429727 adopted
2026-02-25
Amendment 055721 adopted
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-19
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-12
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-12
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-11
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
reading-1
2026-02-11
CS Filed
filing
2026-02-11
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-02-11
Reported out of Budget Committee
2026-02-10
Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
PCS added to Budget Committee agenda
2026-02-03
Now in Budget Committee
2026-02-03
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-03
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2026-01-28
Now in Education & Employment Committee
2026-01-28
Referred to Budget Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-27
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-01-27
CS Filed
filing
2026-01-27
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-01-27
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-01-27
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-23
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-01-05
Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Budget Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-12-12
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable (Judiciary Committee)
2026-01-27 · pass · 20-0
Favorable (Education & Employment Committee)
2026-02-03 · pass · 17-0
Favorable With Amendment(s) (Budget Committee)
2026-02-10 · pass · 23-5
Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 83-25
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: no
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: no
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Antone: no
- Gentry: yes
- Aristide: no
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: no
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: no
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: no
- Black: yes
- Harris: no
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: no
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: no
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: no
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: no
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- López, J.: no
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: no
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: no
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: no
- Miller: yes
- Young: no
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: no
- Nix: yes
- Nixon: no
- Franklin: not voting
- Persons-Mulicka: not voting
- Plakon: not voting
- Barnaby: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Cassel: not voting
- Long: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
- Edmonds: not voting
Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 26-10
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: no
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: no
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: no
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: no
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: no
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: no
- Jones: no
- Smith: no
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: no
- Osgood: no
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: excused
- Gruters: not voting
- Trumbull: not voting
Passage
2026-03-12 · pass · 88-20
Member-level votes (116)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: no
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: no
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: no
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Rayner: no
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: no
- Black: yes
- Harris: no
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: no
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: no
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: no
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: no
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: no
- McFarland: yes
- Daley: no
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: no
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: no
- Esposito: not voting
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Gonzalez Pittman: not voting
- Salzman: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Woodson: not voting
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