SB 178 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Athletics in Public K-12 Schools

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill status has advanced from an 'Engrossed' version to 'Enrolled', indicating it has been approved by both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The document identifiers have been updated to reflect this final stage of the legislative process, while the substantive text of the bill regarding coach compensation remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill status was updated from 'Engrossed 1' to 'ENROLLED', signifying the bill has passed all legislative stages and is prepared for executive action.

The internal document code was changed from 'e1' (first engrossed) to 'er' (enrolled), and the filename identifier was updated from '2026178e1' to '2026178er' to match the new official status.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 22, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (144123)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Amendment 144123 engrossed amendment (replaces 684905, 570171)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment 684905 adopted as amended
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment 570171 adopted
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shev Jones
Shev Jones
DDemocratic
FL
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