Florida Senate Bill 178
Session 2026
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
First Action
Oct 14, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
178
State
Florida
Session
2026
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Excused
Yes
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Smith
Yes
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Yes
Summary
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools; Requiring the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt bylaws authorizing a head coach to support the welfare of a student by using personal funds to provide certain effects to the student; requiring the head coach to report such use of personal funds to the association; providing that such use of personal funds is presumed not to be an impermissible benefit, etc.
S 178 Filed
S 178 c1
Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) (1/16/2026 1:18 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 10:06 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (2/2/2026 12:31 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (2/3/2026 7:10 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/9/2026 7:37 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:58 PM)
739582 - Amendment to S 178 Filed
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02/19/2026
House
In Messages
02/19/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/19/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/17/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/10/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/10/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
02/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
02/04/2026
Senate
Now in Rules
02/04/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
02/04/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/03/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
01/29/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
01/22/2026
Senate
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
01/22/2026
Senate
Now in Judiciary
01/21/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/20/2026
Senate
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/15/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
11/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
10/14/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:15 AM