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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1170: Education

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1170 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education. Primary sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Education Pre-K - 12. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Education; Deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; authorizing certain parents to submit a written request to the school principal for installation and operation of a video camera in a self-contained classroom; requiring that a video camera be operational within a specified timeframe after approval of a request under the policy; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alexis CalatayudPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Education Pre-K - 12Primary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  2. CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
  3. Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  4. Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  5. Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
  6. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  8. On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  9. Introduced
  10. Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
  11. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source