Florida · Senate Bill 318 · 2026 Regular Session

Educational Scholarship Programs

  1. Introduced Nov 21, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 21, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a 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; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a…

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Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a 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; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a parent with certain information on scholarship programs; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to create a single application for all educational scholarship programs, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  4. CommitteeCS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations16–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26
  8. SenateIntroduced
  1. CommitteeCS by Appropriations read 1st time · Senate Appropriations
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 155
  3. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (629180, 713876, 789314) -SJ 155
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 155
  5. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 155
  6. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 155
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33 )

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 1

Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 Independent.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • A Appropriations Sponsoring committee
All 5 cosponsors

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