# Florida SB 896: School Safety

Florida SB 896, School Safety, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Don Gaetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-11 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80) -SJ 824); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB896-2026
- 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 896
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: School Safety
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Last action: 2026-03-11, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80) -SJ 824
- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 7 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
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 11 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-03-11: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 757 (Ch. 2026-80) -SJ 824 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Substituted CS/CS/HB 757 -SJ 824 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 824 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: CS/CS by Appropriations 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- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Remaining references corrected to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-12: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/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
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/896/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-SB896-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).