FL SB 186

died on adjournment

Student Health and Safety

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 186 pass?

No. FL SB 186 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1201 (Ch. 2026-75)

What is FL SB 186 about?

Student Health and Safety; Revising Department of Health responsibilities for educational programs concerning epilepsy; revising the definition of the term “school”; revising requirements for a student’s individualized seizure action plan; revising the list of which employees must complete training in the care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders; requiring the Department of Education to identify for a specified purpose posters that meet certain requirements, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 186?

Garcia, Health Policy are the primary sponsors of FL SB 186, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1201 (Ch. 2026-75)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-04
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1201 (Ch. 2026-75)
deferral
2026-03-04
Substituted CS/HB 1201
2026-03-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-02
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
2026-02-25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-24
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2026-02-12
Now in Rules
2026-02-12
Remaining references corrected to Rules
2026-02-12
Original reference(s) removed: Education Pre-K - 12
2026-02-12
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2026-02-06
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-03
Referred to Health Policy; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-14
Filed
filing

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Burton: yes
Favorable
2026-02-24 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (24)
- 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
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Avila: other
- Pizzo: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/186/ByCategory

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