Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 178
Session 2026
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
Judiciary
Committee
Education Pre-K - 12
First Action
Oct 14, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
178
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Education Pre-K - 12
Primary
Unknown
Judiciary
Primary
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.
Documents (7)
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)
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
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:15 AM