Florida · House Bill 757 · 2026 Regular Session

School Safety

  1. Introduced Dec 12, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 5, 2026
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 11, 2026
  6. Became law May 15, 2026

What it does

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

School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of…

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School Safety; Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance to bail; ranks an offense created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; authorizes the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 49 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HousePCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  14. CommitteeReferred to Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  15. CommitteeNow in Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  16. CommitteeAdded to Education & Employment Committee agenda · House Education & Employment Committee
  17. CommitteeFavorable by Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee17–0 vote
  18. CommitteeReported out of Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  19. CommitteeNow in Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  20. HousePCS added to Budget Committee agenda
  21. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Budget Committee · House Budget Committee23–5 vote
  22. CommitteeReported out of Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  23. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  24. HouseCS Filed
  25. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  26. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  27. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  28. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  29. HouseRead 2nd time
  30. HouseAmendment 055721 adopted
  31. HouseAmendment 429727 adopted
  32. HouseAmendment 714819 adopted
  33. HouseAmendment 872267 Failed
  34. HouseAmendment 330695 Failed
  35. HouseAmendment 347527 Failed
  36. HouseAmendment 020155 Failed
  37. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  38. HouseRead 3rd time
  39. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 25
  40. SenateIn Messages
  41. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  42. SenateReceived
  43. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 824 · Senate Rules
  44. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  45. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 896 -SJ 824
  46. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 824
  47. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (263022) -SJ 824
  48. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 824
  49. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 10 -SJ 82426–10 vote
  1. HouseIn Messages
  2. HouseAdded to Senate Message List
  3. HouseAmendment 263022 Concur
  4. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 20
  5. HouseOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-80

Roll calls

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

Passage · Full House

83–25
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 83 No 25 Not voting 9
Democrats: 3 yes, 25 no Republicans: 80 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 83

No · 25

Not voting · 9

CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 10 -SJ 824 · Full Senate

26–10
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 26 No 10 Not voting 3
Democrats: 1 yes, 10 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 26

No · 10

Not voting · 3

Passage · Full House

88–20
Mar 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 88 No 20 Not voting 9
Democrats: 9 yes, 20 no Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 88

No · 20

Not voting · 9

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 House Judiciary Committee Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

Not voting · 1

Passed 20–0
Feb 3, 2026 House Education & Employment Committee Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 4

Passed 17–0
Feb 10, 2026 House Budget Committee Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
Members

Yes · 23

No · 5

Not voting · 2

Passed 23–5

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

  • Michelle SalzmanR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • Alex RizoR Primary sponsor · District 112
  • BC Budget Committee Sponsoring committee
  • JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
All 3 cosponsors

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