# Florida HB 1115: Grants for Genetic Counseling Education Florida HB 1115, Grants for Genetic Counseling Education, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Adam Anderson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-131); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1115-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1115 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Grants for Genetic Counseling Education - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-131 - Sponsor: Adam Anderson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Higher Education Budget Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New grants help Florida genetic counseling students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law creates grants for graduate-level genetic counseling programs at Florida state universities. The Board of Governors awards competitive grants, subject to funding approved by lawmakers. Grants support programs accredited by a recognized accrediting body, including one… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam Anderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Careers & Workforce Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 107 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-131 - 2026-06-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-10: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-10: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 745 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time -SJ 745 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 745 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Substituted for CS/SB 1376 -SJ 745 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 745 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-17: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-17: CS passed as amended; YEAS 107, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-17: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Amendment 654057 adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-28: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-22: Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-21: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-21: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-07: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/e1/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1115/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1115-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).