# Florida SB 318: Educational Scholarship Programs

Florida SB 318, Educational Scholarship Programs, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Don Gaetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- 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 318
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Educational Scholarship Programs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)
- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (54 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: Don Gaetz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-10 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 16 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33) (House)
- 2026-01-14: In Messages (House)
- 2026-01-14: Immediately certified -SJ 155 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 155 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Read 3rd time -SJ 155 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Amendment(s) adopted (629180, 713876, 789314) -SJ 155 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Read 2nd time -SJ 155 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: CS by Appropriations read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26 (Senate)
- 2025-12-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-12-12: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-12-10: CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- e1, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c1, 2025-12-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (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
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/318/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB318-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).