Florida · Senate Bill 140 · 2025 Regular Session

Charter Schools

SB 140 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 3, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Revising which persons or entities may apply for a conversion charter school; authorizing a municipality to apply for a charter that it may designate as a job engine charter under certain conditions; revising entities that are included in the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program to include charter schools, etc.

Every action

31 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 23 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Pre-K - 12; Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  5. CommitteeCS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Education Pre-K - 125–3 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Community Affairs · Senate Community Affairs
  8. CommitteeCS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Community Affairs7–1 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 5 · Senate Rules18–5 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  16. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  17. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 528
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 528
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 7 -SJ 52930–7 vote
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  1. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  2. HouseTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  3. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  4. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  5. HouseTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  6. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied on Second Reading Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2025-109), CS/HB 1145 (Ch. 2025-144)

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 7 -SJ 529 · Full Senate

30–7
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 30 No 7 Not voting 1
Democrats: 4 yes, 6 no Independents: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 30

No · 7

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 17, 2025 Senate committee CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 Passed 5–3
Mar 31, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 Passed 7–1
Apr 16, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 5 Passed 18–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • EP Education Pre-K -12 Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.