Bill Commons

FL SB 896

died on adjournment

School Safety

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 896 pass?

No. FL SB 896 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 (2026-03-11): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80)

What is FL SB 896 about?

School Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 896?

Gaetz, Criminal Justice, Appropriations are the primary sponsors of FL SB 896.

Description

School Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-11 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gaetzprimary
  • Criminal Justiceprimary
  • Appropriationsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80)

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-11

    Substituted CS/CS/HB 757

  3. 2026-03-11

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-10

    Retained on Special Order Calendar

  5. 2026-03-05

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26

  6. 2026-02-25

    CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time

  7. 2026-02-25

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  8. 2026-02-25

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

  9. 2026-02-24

    CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6

  10. 2026-02-19

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  11. 2026-02-18

    CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  12. 2026-02-13

    Now in Appropriations

  13. 2026-02-13

    Remaining references corrected to Appropriations

  14. 2026-02-13

    Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules

  15. 2026-02-13

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

  16. 2026-02-11

    CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1

  17. 2026-02-06

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  18. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  19. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-12-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-11 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Smith: no

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-24 · pass · 11-6

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Berman: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Polsky: no
    • Sharief: no
    • Smith: no
    • Rouson: no
    • Pizzo: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/ByCategory

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