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IntroducedNov 17, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 09, 2026
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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 specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; prohibiting a student from participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at two different schools within the same school year unless the student meets specified criteria, etc.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 11, 2026: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 538
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Rulesprimary
- Judiciaryprimary
- Education Pre-K - 12primary
- Simonprimary
Votes
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 104
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Nix
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (838301)
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- In returning messages
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 838301 adopted
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 6
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
- 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
- S 538 e1HTML
- S 538 erHTML
- 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
- Floor Strike All Amendment 940597 (House: Withdrawn 3/6/2026) -- AbbottPDF
- Floor Strike All Amendment 838301 (Senate: Concurred 3/11/2026) -- AbbottPDF
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)
- House Message Summary -- Education Pre-K - 12 (3/9/2026 6:09 PM)
