Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0896
Legislation Overview
Title: School Safety
Description: 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.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Last Action Date: February 19, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Criminal Justice;Don Gaetz (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2026 | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2026 | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2026 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2026 | Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2026 | Remaining references corrected to Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2026 | Now in Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2026 | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Introduced |
| Senate | Dec 16, 2025 | Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules |
| Senate | Dec 12, 2025 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 12, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #242182 to Amendment (580518) | Favorable | Feb 11, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Committee Amendment #580518 | Feb 10, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Criminal Justice | 02/11/2026 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
