# Florida SB 1246: Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund

Florida SB 1246, Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Tracie Davis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-101); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1246-2026
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1246
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-101
- Sponsor: Tracie Davis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Postsecondary, Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (219 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Matching grants help Florida nursing schools: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s LINE Fund matches eligible nursing education contributions dollar for dollar, subject to available money. Eligible schools include public career centers, colleges and universities, qualifying private nonprofit colleges, and qualifying independent nursing programs.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tracie Davis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Education Postsecondary Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-101
- 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-12: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 854 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (271703) -SJ 854 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Amendment 271703 engrossed amendment (replaces 722471, 300069) (House)
- 2026-03-10: CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-10: Amendment 722471 adopted as amended (House)
- 2026-03-10: Amendment 300069 adopted (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-26: Immediately certified -SJ 463 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 453 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 453 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 453 (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1246/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1246-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).