Florida · Senate Bill 7030 · 2025 Regular Session

Educational Scholarship Programs

SB 7030 Sponsored by Appropriations, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Mar 21, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 21, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House Apr 9, 2025
  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.

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating an operating 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; requiring that specified data include a verification that certain full-time equivalent student membership survey data has been…

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Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating an operating 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; requiring that specified data include a verification that certain full-time equivalent student membership survey data has been cross-checked by the department; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring the Department of Education to work with eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations to resolve discrepancies in certain student funding, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. SenateSubmitted for consideration by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  3. SenateSubmitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
  4. SenateFiled
  5. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  6. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled · Senate Appropriations
  8. CommitteeCS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations18–0 vote
  9. SenateIntroduced
  10. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  11. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  13. CommitteeCS by Appropriations read 1st time · Senate Appropriations
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 367
  15. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (247708, 548044) -SJ 368
  16. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 368
  17. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 368
  18. SenateThe Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 368
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 368
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseSubstituted for HB 5101
  23. HouseRead 1st time
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  25. HouseAmendment 225079 adopted
  26. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  27. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  28. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 27
  2. HousePassed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
  3. SenateIn returning messages
  4. HouseBill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  5. HouseConference Committee appointed
  6. SenateBill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  7. SenateConference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
  8. SenateDied in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2025-110 ), SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198 )

Roll calls

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

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

80–27
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 80 No 27 Not voting 12
Democrats: 2 yes, 27 no Republicans: 78 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 80

No · 27

Not voting · 12

Third Reading · Full Senate

35–2
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 2 Not voting 1
Democrats: 8 yes, 2 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

No · 2

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education vote
Members

Yes · 8

No · 1

Not voting · 1

 8–1
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Appropriations CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 18

 18–0

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • A Appropriations 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.