Senate bill · 2026
SB 176
Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures
Progress
150 days from first to latest action, across 21 recorded actions.
Filed
Oct 14
Referred to committee
Nov 3
Heard in committee
Jan 13
Reported from committee
Jan 13
Passed first chamber
Feb 19
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Favorable
Senate · Jan 13, 2026
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Senate · Jan 28, 2026
Passed 5–0
5 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Favorable
Senate · Feb 10, 2026
Passed 24–0
24 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Third Reading
Senate · Feb 19, 2026
Passed 37–0
37 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by The Florida Senate.
Died in Messages
Mar 13, 2026 · House
In Messages
Feb 19, 2026 · House
Immediately certified
Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time
Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Now in Rules
Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building
Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
Nov 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Authors
- Tina PolskyD
- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education–
In committee
- Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
Senate
Referred Nov 3, 2025 · heard Jan 13, 2026 · reported after 71 days
Topics
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