HB 1279 Florida 2026 session
Education
Education; Requires entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the services may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; requires certain service providers to apply to, rather than register with, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; revises the date for a requirement to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist; revises public information requirements relating to virtual instruction options; revises the conditions considered an educational emergency; authorizes a student to carry a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved epinephrine delivery devices, rather than epinephrine auto-injectors; deletes obsolete provisions related to calculation of kindergarten readiness rates; requires the Department of Children and Families to determine whether a child care provider is the primary cause of certain class I violations; revises provisions related to certain law schools; authorizes a school district to reserve funds for certain STEM-related educational services, etc.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action May 5, 2026
Chapter No. 2026-59; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 453 (Ch. 2026-70)
Recorded votes
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Chapter No. 2026-59; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 453 (Ch. 2026-70)
- Approved by Governor
- Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 16
- Amendment 476262 Concur
- Added to Senate Message List
- In Messages
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
- Read 3rd time
- Amendment(s) adopted (476262)
- Read 2nd time
- Substituted for CS/CS/SB 7038
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Withdrawn from Rules
- Received
- Referred to Rules
- In Messages
- CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 25
- Read 3rd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Amendment 277549 Failed
- Read 2nd time
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- CS Filed
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
- PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- Now in Education & Employment Committee
- Reported out of Budget Committee
- Favorable by Budget Committee
- Added to Budget Committee agenda
- Now in Budget Committee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Referred to Budget Committee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- CS Filed