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IntroducedNov 17, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Extracurricular Activities; Authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to athletic coaches or activity sponsors of extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; deleting requirements for the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to facilitate a program for private school students to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic sport; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students, etc.
Summary
Comments on SB 538
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Rulesprimary
- Judiciaryprimary
- Education Pre-K - 12primary
- Simonprimary
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 12, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- 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 11 NAYS 0
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Judiciary
- CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
- 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
- Dec 01, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
- Nov 17, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- S 538 FiledHTML
- S 538 c1HTML
- S 538 c2HTML
- S 538 c3HTML
- Committee Amendment 733444 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/21/2026) -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Simon)PDF
- Committee Amendment 279886 (Replaced by Substitute Amendment 2/3/2026) -- Judiciary (Simon)PDF
- Committee Substitute Amendment 577210 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/3/2026) -- Judiciary (Simon)PDF
- Committee Amendment 195182 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/3/2026) -- Judiciary (Gaetz)PDF
- Committee Amendment 883752 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/3/2026) -- Judiciary (Simon)PDF
- Committee Amendment 179458 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/3/2026) -- Judiciary (Simon)PDF
- Committee Amendment 475790 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/10/2026) -- Rules (Simon)PDF
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 8:33 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (2/2/2026 12:31 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 11:01 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/9/2026 7:44 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/11/2026 9:37 AM)
