Bill Commons

FL SB 538

enacted

Extracurricular Activities

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 538 pass?

Yes. FL SB 538 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Chapter No. 2026-93

What is FL SB 538 about?

Extracurricular Activities; Authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; prohibiting a student from participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at two different schools within the same school year unless the student meets specified criteria, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 538?

Simon, Education Pre-K - 12, Judiciary and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL SB 538.

Description

Extracurricular Activities; Authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; prohibiting a student from participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at two different schools within the same school year unless the student meets specified criteria, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-05-26 — Chapter No. 2026-93
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Simonprimary
  • Education Pre-K - 12primary
  • Judiciaryprimary
  • Rulesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-26

    Chapter No. 2026-93

  2. 2026-05-22

    Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-21

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-11

    Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-11

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-03-11

    Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (838301)

  7. 2026-03-09

    In returning messages

  8. 2026-03-09

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 6

    passage

  9. 2026-03-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-09

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  11. 2026-03-09

    Amendment 838301 adopted

  12. 2026-03-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-05

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

    reading-1

  14. 2026-03-05

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)

  15. 2026-03-05

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  16. 2026-02-19

    In Messages

  17. 2026-02-19

    Immediately certified

  18. 2026-02-19

    CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

    passage

  19. 2026-02-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2026-02-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2026-02-17

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26

  22. 2026-02-12

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  23. 2026-02-11

    CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  24. 2026-02-11

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

  25. 2026-02-10

    CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

  26. 2026-02-05

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

  27. 2026-02-04

    Now in Rules

  28. 2026-02-04

    CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  29. 2026-02-04

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

  30. 2026-02-03

    CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  31. 2026-01-29

    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  32. 2026-01-22

    CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time

  33. 2026-01-22

    Now in Judiciary

  34. 2026-01-22

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

  35. 2026-01-20

    CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  36. 2026-01-15

    On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  37. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  38. 2025-12-01

    Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules

    referral-committee

  39. 2025-11-17

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-20 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Berman: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Simon: yes
  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-03 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Berman: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-10 · pass · 23-0

    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
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Hooper: other
  • Third Reading

    2026-02-19 · pass · 38-0

    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
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-03-09 · pass · 104-6

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Esposito: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: yes
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: yes
    • Franklin: yes
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Gantt: no
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Antone: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Aristide: yes
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Gonzalez Pittman: 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: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Salzman: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Hart-Lowman: no
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Borrero: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: yes
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: yes
    • Cassel: yes
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Long: yes
    • López, J.: yes
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Daley: yes
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Michael: yes
    • Yeager: yes
    • Driskell: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Plasencia: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Trabulsy: not voting
    • Chambliss: not voting
    • Dunkley: not voting
    • Edmonds: not voting
    • Nixon: not voting
  • Returning Messages

    2026-03-11 · pass · 37-0

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

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