FloridaEducation
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)Latest
- Mar 13Substituted CS/CS/HB 1279
- Mar 13Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 12Retained on Special Order Calendar
- Mar 11Retained on Special Order Calendar
- Mar 6Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
- Feb 25CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- Feb 25Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 25Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 24CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
- Feb 19On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 19Now in Rules
- Feb 19Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 18CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
- Feb 10IntroducedMinor
- Feb 9Referred to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; RulesMinor
- Feb 6FiledMinor
- Feb 4Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
- Jan 30Submitted for consideration by Education PostsecondaryIntroduced