HB 1115 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Grants for Genetic Counseling Education

Summary

Grants for Genetic Counseling Education; Creating the Genetic Counseling Education Enhancement Grant Program within the State University System; requiring the Board of Governors to award grant funds to state universities for specified purposes; requiring the program to reward excellence among genetic counseling programs based on specified criteria; prohibiting such funds from being used for specified purposes, etc.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Jun 11, 2026

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The document has been updated from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, indicating the bill has successfully passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The changes are purely technical and formatting-related, updating the header and page footers to reflect the bill's final status without altering any policy, funding, or eligibility provisions.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document title from 'CS/HB 1115, Engrossed 1' to 'ENROLLED' to signify the bill has completed the legislative process.

Changed the file identifier in the footer from 'hb1115 -02-e1' to 'hb1115 -02-er' to match the new Enrolled status.

Adjusted the header spacing and layout to align with the standard formatting for Enrolled bills.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 11, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 107, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment 654057 adopted

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors