Florida · Senate Bill 1618 · 2025 Regular Session

Education

SB 1618 Sponsored by Alexis Calatayud Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Education; Deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the list of entities subject to certain audit requirements; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the…

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Education; Deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the list of entities subject to certain audit requirements; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the apprenticeship training program, rather than minority and gender diversity; changing the term “gender” to “sex”; deleting a provision requiring the Commissioner of Education to determine whether school districts have maximized efforts to include minority persons and persons of lower socioeconomic status on their school advisory councils, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Education Pre-K - 129–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education8–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–1 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  3. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 553
  4. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 597
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 641
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 889
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 1255 -SJ 891
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 681 (Ch. 2025-139 ), CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2025-109 ), CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2025-110 ) -SJ 891

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Mar 24, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 2

 8–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 18

No · 1

 18–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Alexis CalatayudR Primary sponsor · District 38
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.