Florida · Senate Bill 1708 · 2025 Regular Session

Education

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 7, 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.

Education; Authorizing certain entities to report their students directly to the Department of Education; authorizing schools of hope in certain counties to colocate with other public schools in certain facilities; requiring that students enrolled in schools of hope be included in specified school district calculations; prohibiting a rental or leasing fee from being charged to a school of hope, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  5. CommitteeCS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 · Senate Education Pre-K - 128–1 vote
  1. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  3. CommitteeCS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education7–1 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2510 (Ch. 2025-203 ) · Senate Rules

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 31, 2025 Senate Education Pre-K - 12 CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 8

No · 1

8–1
Apr 15, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 7

No · 1

Not voting · 1

7–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Alexis CalatayudR Primary sponsor · District 38
  • EP Education Pre-K - 12 Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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