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FL SB 318

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Educational Scholarship Programs

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 318 pass?

No. FL SB 318 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/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)

What is FL SB 318 about?

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a categorical fund for implementing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; creating the educational enrollment stabilization program to provide supplemental state funds to address changes in full-time equivalent student enrollment; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a parent with certain information on scholarship programs; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to create a single application for all educational scholarship programs, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 318?

Gaetz, Appropriations are the primary sponsors of FL SB 318, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a categorical fund for implementing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; creating the educational enrollment stabilization program to provide supplemental state funds to address changes in full-time equivalent student enrollment; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a parent with certain information on scholarship programs; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to create a single application for all educational scholarship programs, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gaetzprimary
  • Appropriationsprimary
  • Burgesscosponsor
  • Rousoncosponsor
  • Simoncosponsor
  • Pizzocosponsor
  • Osgoodcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages

    failure

  2. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)

    failure

  3. 2026-01-14

    In Messages

  4. 2026-01-14

    Immediately certified

  5. 2026-01-14

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-01-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-01-14

    Amendment(s) adopted (629180, 713876, 789314)

  8. 2026-01-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-01-13

    CS by Appropriations read 1st time

  10. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  11. 2026-01-12

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26

  12. 2025-12-12

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  13. 2025-12-12

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

  14. 2025-12-10

    CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0

  15. 2025-12-01

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  16. 2025-11-21

    Referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-11-21

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2025-12-10 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Berman: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Garcia: other

  • Third Reading

    2026-01-14 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • 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
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Gruters: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/ByCategory

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