HB 615 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Individual Education Plans

Summary

Individual Education Plans; Revises requirements for school districts relating to determination of eligibility, implementation, & accountability for student IEPs; provides that parent has right to access, upon request, service logs within specified timeframe; requires IEP team to inform parents of such right; requires each school district to provide individualized orientation to parent of student newly identified to be eligible for exceptional student education services; requires school district to obtain signed acknowledgement from each parent; provides requirements for orientation & acknowledgement; requires school districts to notify parents of available refresher orientations each year; requires that certain information be retained in student's education records; requires school districts to develop standardized services logs for provisions of specified services for use by specified persons.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 3, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 615 c1 → H 615 c2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's title was updated to reflect a second committee stage (CS/CS), and the bill identifier was changed to indicate the second version. The most significant substantive change is a modification to the enforcement of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), shifting the responsibility for reporting missed services from a specific 'school administrator' to a broader 'school or service provider.' This change expands accountability to include external contractors and ensures that any entity providing special education services is responsible for reporting delays, thereby strengthening oversight of student services.

Scope change

The bill's scope of accountability for IEP compliance was broadened to include service providers in addition to school administrators.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement to report missed IEP services was updated to apply to both schools and service providers, rather than just school administrators, ensuring broader accountability for service delivery.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'CS/HB 615' to 'CS/CS/HB 615' to reflect its progression through the legislative committee process.

The bill version identifier was updated from 'hb615-01-c1' to 'hb615-02-c2' to denote the second committee version.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

113–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 118

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic34

32 Yea 2

94% Yea

R Republican84

81 Yea 3

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors