SB 494

Florida Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 13, 2026.

Student Elopement.

Bill ID FL-2026-SB-494
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
Senate failed 2026-03-13
Education
Summary

Student Elopement; Requiring public schools to create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan; providing requirements for the plan; providing for membership and responsibilities of the SAFE Team; requiring the SAFE Team to create student-specific elopement quick reference guides for certain students, etc.

Sponsor
Arrington
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-13 Status failed
2026-03-13 Latest Action Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
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