# Florida SB 7038: Education

Florida SB 7038, Education, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Rules; status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) -SJ 894); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB7038-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 7038
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) -SJ 894
- Sponsor: Rules
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (38 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: Rules
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
- Cosponsor: Education Postsecondary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Education Postsecondary Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-03-13: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59) -SJ 894 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 -SJ 894 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Read 2nd time -SJ 894 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 884 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 824 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: 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)
- 2026-02-10: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Filed (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Submitted for consideration by Education Postsecondary (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/Filed/PDF)
- pb, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/pb/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/pb/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/2026/7038/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/Filed/PDF)
- [pb (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/pb/HTML)
- [pb (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7038/BillText/pb/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-SB7038-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).