Florida · Senate Bill 896 · 2026 Regular Session

School Safety

SB 896 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 12, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

School Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Criminal Justice7–1 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  10. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 · Senate Appropriations11–6 vote
  1. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time · Senate Appropriations
  4. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  5. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 824
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 757 -SJ 824
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80 ) -SJ 824

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 7–1
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Appropriations CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 11–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • A Appropriations Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

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