Florida · Senate Bill 494 · 2026 Regular Session

Student Elopement

SB 494 Sponsored by Kristen Aston Arrington Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 13, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 1, 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.

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.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeDied in Education Pre-K - 12 · Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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