# Florida SB 1036: School Counselors

Florida SB 1036, School Counselors, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Alexis Calatayud (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 753 (Ch. 2026-107) -SJ 672) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1036
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: School Counselors
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 753 (Ch. 2026-107) -SJ 672
- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (42 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Education Pre-K - 12
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-03-06: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 753 (Ch. 2026-107) -SJ 672 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Substituted CS/CS/HB 753 -SJ 672 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 672 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-30: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-30: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1036/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1036-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).