# Florida SB 178: Athletics in Public K-12 Schools Florida SB 178, Athletics in Public K-12 Schools, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-90); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB178-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 178 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Athletics in Public K-12 Schools - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-14 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-90 - Sponsor: Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Judiciary, Rules, House Calendar - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (229 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Coaches can help student athletes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Florida High School Athletic Association must adopt rules allowing head coaches to fund student support. One head coach per team can spend personal money on students they coach, including food, transportation, and recovery services. Spending is capped at $15,000 per team… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Education Pre-K - 12 - Cosponsor: Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-90 - 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-11: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 795 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (144123) -SJ 795 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: In returning messages (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Amendment 144123 engrossed amendment (replaces 684905, 570171) (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 684905 adopted as amended (House) - 2026-03-10: Amendment 570171 adopted (House) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House) - 2026-03-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: In Messages (House) - 2026-02-19: Immediately certified -SJ 356 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 348 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 348 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 348 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Now in Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-04: CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate) - 2026-01-22: CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Now in Judiciary (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) - 2025-11-03: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-10-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/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 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/e1/HTML) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c2/HTML) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/178/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 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) - [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-SB178-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).