FL SB 7038
died on adjournmentEducation
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 7038 pass?
No. FL SB 7038 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 (2026-03-13): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
What is FL SB 7038 about?
Education; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board in lieu of common placement tests to assess students in basic communication and computation skills; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full-time undergraduate student, beginning with a specified academic year, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 7038?
Education Postsecondary, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 7038.
Description
Education; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board in lieu of common placement tests to assess students in basic communication and computation skills; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full-time undergraduate student, beginning with a specified academic year, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Education Postsecondaryprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Educationprimary
- Rulesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
deferral
2026-03-13
Substituted CS/CS/HB 1279
2026-03-13
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-12
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-11
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-06
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
2026-02-25
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-25
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-24
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2026-02-19
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
2026-02-19
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-19
Now in Rules
2026-02-19
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-18
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-13
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2026-02-10
Introduced
introduction
2026-02-09
Referred to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Filed
filing
2026-02-04
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2026-01-30
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
2026-01-30
Submitted for consideration by Education Postsecondary
Versions
Documents
Votes
Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee
2026-02-04 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Berman: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Jones: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Calatayud: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-18 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Bradley: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Simon: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Pizzo: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-24 · 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
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: other
Related bills
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