Senate bill · 2026
SB 556
Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma
Progress
107 days from first to latest action, across 18 recorded actions.
Filed
Nov 18
Referred to committee
Dec 9
Heard in committee
Feb 10
Reported from committee
Feb 10
Passed first chamber
Stopped here
Passed second chamber
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 with Committee Substitute
Senate · Jan 13, 2026
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Favorable
Senate · Feb 10, 2026
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Favorable
Senate · Feb 17, 2026
Passed 24–0
24 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by The Florida Senate.
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 453 (Ch. 2026-70), CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59)
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Substituted CS/HB 453
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Now in Rules
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
Dec 9, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Authors
and 1 coauthor or sponsor
- Lori BermanD
- Education Pre-K - 12–
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- Corey Simon cosponsorR
In committee
- Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
Senate
Referred Dec 9, 2025 · heard Feb 10, 2026 · reported after 63 days
Topics
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 7022Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments | Education Pre-K - 12– | Became law | Became law | May 12, 2026Chapter No. 2026-69 |
| SB 1246Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund | Tracie DavisD | Became law | Became law | May 26, 2026Chapter No. 2026-101 |
| SB 156Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel | Tom LeekR | Became law | Became law | Jun 17, 2026Chapter No. 2026-144 |
| SB 394Reinsurance Intermediary Managers | Tom LeekR | Became law | Became law | Jun 17, 2026Chapter No. 2026-146 |
| SB 192Patient Funds Held in Trust by Chiropractic Physicians | Jonathan MartinR | Became law | Became law | May 22, 2026Chapter No. 2026-81 |
| HB 1153Juvenile Justice | Nan CobbR | Became law | Became law | Mar 31, 2026Chapter No. 2026-16 |