SB 186 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Student Health and Safety

Summary
Student Health and Safety; Revising Department of Health responsibilities for educational programs concerning epilepsy; revising the definition of the term “school”; revising requirements for a student’s individualized seizure action plan; revising the list of which employees must complete training in the care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders; requiring the Department of Education to identify for a specified purpose posters that meet certain requirements, etc.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 186 Filed S 186 c1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from its original filed version to a committee substitute version, expanding the scope of required training and poster distribution. The most significant change is the addition of charter schools to the list of entities required to display seizure response posters and verify employee training. Additionally, the training verification requirement was broadened to include charter school employees, ensuring consistent safety protocols across all school types.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was expanded to explicitly include charter schools, which were not mentioned in the original version regarding poster display and training verification.
REQUIREMENT

Charter schools are now required to display seizure response posters and verify that their employees have completed the required training.

The training verification requirement was updated to explicitly include charter school employees alongside traditional school district employees.

DEFINITION

The text was updated to clarify that training verification applies to employees of both school districts and charter schools.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

220
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-2)
senate
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors