Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session
Florida SB 318
Educational Scholarship Programs
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Gaetz (Republican)
- Appropriations
Cosponsors (5)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 Senate | Third Reading | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Dec 10, 2025 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 · House
Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33) - Jan 14, 2026 · House
In Messages - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Immediately certified - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (629180, 713876, 789314) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
CS by Appropriations read 1st time - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26 - Dec 12, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - Dec 12, 2025 · Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Dec 10, 2025 · Senate
CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 - Dec 1, 2025 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building - Nov 21, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Appropriations - Nov 21, 2025 · Senate
Filed