Bill Summary

SB 178 Athletics in Public K-12 Schools (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Jones  CS Sponsors: Education Pre-K - 12, Judiciary
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Education Pre-K - 12
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
10/14/25
SENATE
Filed
11/03/25
SENATE
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
01/15/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 K
01/20/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Education Pre-K - 12; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/21/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/22/26
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
01/29/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 S
02/03/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/04/26
SENATE
Now in Rules
02/05/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/10/26
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/10/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/17/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/19/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/19/26
HOUSE 
In Messages
03/09/26
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
03/09/26
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
03/10/26
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (144123); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/10/26
SENATE
In returning messages
03/11/26
SENATE
Placed on House Returning Message List 1
03/11/26
SENATE
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (144123); Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/11/26
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/11/26
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/11/26
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
0178
Filed on 10/14/25
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Amendment 739582 LF
Jones
Filed on 01/16/26
Replaced by CS
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0178C1
Filed on 01/21/26
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Amendment 611846 DE
Jones
Filed on 02/02/26
Replaced by CS
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0178C2
Filed on 02/04/26
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Amendment 684905
LaMarca
Filed on 03/10/26
Replaced by Engrossed
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Amendment 570171 AA
LaMarca
Filed on 03/10/26
Replaced by Engrossed
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Amendment 144123 EA
LaMarca
Filed on 03/10/26
Concurred
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0178E1
Filed on 03/11/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0178ER
Filed on 03/11/26
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
768.135
1002.2
1006.165
1006.2
1012.468
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