Florida Senate Bill 1246
Session 2026
Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
First Action
Jan 6, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1246
State
Florida
Session
2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund; Providing that the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; designating the Department of Education as the lead entity for identifying programs eligible for LINE funding; requiring the department to use the State Board of Education’s Career and Technical Education Health Science curriculum framework to determine eligibility, etc.
Bill Analysis -- Education Postsecondary (Pre-Meeting) (1/20/2026 8:31 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Education Postsecondary (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 9:47 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) (2/4/2026 8:04 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Post-Meeting) (2/6/2026 4:43 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/17/2026 1:19 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/18/2026 3:46 PM)
943756 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 1246 Filed
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02/26/2026
House
In Messages
02/26/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/26/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/23/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/18/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/18/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
02/13/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
02/10/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time
02/09/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/06/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/04/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
01/30/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building
01/21/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
01/21/2026
Senate
Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
01/16/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/12/2026
Senate
Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
01/06/2026
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:16 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:27 AM