Florida · Senate Bill 2516 · 2026 Special Session E

Higher Education

SB 2516E Sponsored by Gayle Harrell Died in committee

  1. Introduced May 7, 2026
  2. In committee May 7, 2026
  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.

Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report…

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Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  3. SenateIntroduced -SJ 6
  4. CommitteeWithdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 54 · Senate Appropriations
  5. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 54
  7. SenateSubstituted HB 5601 -E -SJ 55
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 -E (Ch. 2026-232 ), HB 5601 -E (Ch. 2026-237 ) -SJ 55

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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