Florida · Senate Bill 270 · 2025 Regular Session

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

SB 270 Sponsored by Danny Burgess Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 15, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 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 eligibility requirements for a student who earns a high school diploma from a non-Florida school under certain circumstances; revising student eligibility requirements for the Florida Academic Scholars award to include earning an Advanced Placement Capstone designation from the College Board, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 19 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy · Senate Education Postsecondary
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/18/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building · Senate Education Postsecondary
  4. CommitteeCS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Education Postsecondary6–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education · Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  7. SenateIntroduced
  8. CommitteeCS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time · Senate Education Postsecondary
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education8–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
  13. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations
  14. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  16. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  17. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled · Senate Appropriations
  18. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations18–0 vote
  19. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  2. SenateRetained on Calendar
  3. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
  4. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 597
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 641
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 867
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 -SJ 867
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2025-109), CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2025-110) -SJ 867

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 18, 2025 Senate committee CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Apr 2, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Danny BurgessR Primary sponsor · District 23
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Sponsoring committee
  • EP Education Postsecondary 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.