Senate bill · 2026
SB 2516
Higher Education
Progress
28 days from first to latest action, across 14 recorded actions.
Filed
Feb 13
Referred to committee
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Heard in committee
Feb 20
Reported from committee
Feb 20
Passed first chamber
Feb 20
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.
Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee
Senate · Feb 18, 2026
Passed 18–0
18 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Third Reading
Senate · Feb 20, 2026
Passed 36–0
36 Yea
0 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by The Florida Senate.
Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1246 (Ch. 2026-101)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
In Messages
Feb 20, 2026 · House
Immediately certified
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Introduced
Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Filed
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
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| HB 1153Juvenile Justice | Nan CobbR | Became law | Became law | Mar 31, 2026Chapter No. 2026-16 |