SB 896 Florida 2026 session
School Safety
School Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, etc.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Awaiting a floor vote — last recorded action March 11, 2026
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80)
Recorded votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
11 yes · 6 no · pass February 24, 2026
Decided by five votes or fewer.
Favorable with Committee Substitute
7 yes · 1 no · pass February 11, 2026
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Scheduled for or awaiting a floor vote.
- Cosponsors 2 cosponsors.
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
- Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80)
- Substituted CS/CS/HB 757
- Read 2nd time
- Retained on Special Order Calendar
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
- CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
- CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
- Now in Appropriations
- Remaining references corrected to Appropriations
- Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
- On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Introduced
- Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
- Filed