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FL SB 176

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Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 176 pass?

No. FL SB 176 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages

What is FL SB 176 about?

Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures; Requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to adopt and implement specified policies and procedures relating to safety; providing requirements for such policies and procedures; requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to annually review and update the policies and procedures, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 176?

Polsky, Appropriations Committee on Higher Education are the primary sponsors of FL SB 176.

Description

Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures; Requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to adopt and implement specified policies and procedures relating to safety; providing requirements for such policies and procedures; requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to annually review and update the policies and procedures, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Messages
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Polskyprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Educationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages

    failure

  2. 2026-02-19

    In Messages

  3. 2026-02-19

    Immediately certified

  4. 2026-02-19

    CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  5. 2026-02-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  6. 2026-02-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  7. 2026-02-17

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26

  8. 2026-02-10

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  9. 2026-02-10

    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-05

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  11. 2026-02-04

    CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time

  12. 2026-01-30

    Now in Rules

  13. 2026-01-30

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  14. 2026-01-28

    CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  15. 2026-01-23

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building

  16. 2026-01-14

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

  17. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  18. 2026-01-13

    Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-01-08

    On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

  20. 2025-11-03

    Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-10-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-01-13 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Berman: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Calatayud: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Burgess: other
    • Davis: other

  • Favorable

    2026-02-10 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-02-19 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gruters: excused
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Gaetz: not voting

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/176/ByCategory

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