# Florida SB 1062: Speech and Debate Education

Florida SB 1062, Speech and Debate Education, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jason Brodeur (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in returning Messages) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1062-2026
- 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 1062
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Speech and Debate Education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in returning Messages
- Sponsor: Jason Brodeur (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (222 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: Jason Brodeur (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
- Cosponsor: Education Pre-K - 12

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-03-13: Died in returning Messages (House)
- 2026-03-12: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 842 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (240687) -SJ 842 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (483934) -SJ 840 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Amendment 240687 adopted (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-04: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-04: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 513 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time -SJ 513 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Amendment(s) adopted (634444) -SJ 511 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 511 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- e1, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/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
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1062/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-SB1062-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).