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IntroducedOct 14, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools; Requiring the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt bylaws authorizing a head coach to support the welfare of a student by using personal funds to provide certain effects to the student; requiring the head coach to report such use of personal funds to the association; providing that such use of personal funds is presumed not to be an impermissible benefit, etc.
Summary
Comments on SB 178
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciaryprimary
- Education Pre-K - 12primary

Votes
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
- Immediately certified
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
- Now in Rules
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Now in Judiciary
- CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- Nov 03, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
- Oct 14, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) (1/16/2026 1:18 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 10:06 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (2/2/2026 12:31 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (2/3/2026 7:10 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/9/2026 7:37 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:58 PM)
