FL SB 2516
deadHigher Education
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 2516 pass?
No. FL SB 2516 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1246 (Ch. 2026-101)
What is FL SB 2516 about?
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 2516?
Appropriations is the primary sponsor of FL SB 2516.
Description
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1246 (Ch. 2026-101)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Appropriationsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Messages
failure
2026-03-13
Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1246 (Ch. 2026-101)
failure
2026-02-20
In Messages
2026-02-20
Immediately certified
2026-02-20
The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
2026-02-20
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-20
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-20
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-19
Introduced
introduction
2026-02-18
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
2026-02-18
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-18
Filed
filing
2026-02-18
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2026-02-13
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-13
Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
Versions
Documents
Votes
Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee
2026-02-18 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Berman: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Martin: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Smith: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Hooper: yes
Third Reading
2026-02-20 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: 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: excused
- 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
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Polsky: not voting
Related bills
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