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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1276: Foreign Students Enrolled in Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions

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 1276 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Foreign Students Enrolled in Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Education Postsecondary.

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.

Foreign Students Enrolled in Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Requiring Florida College System institutions and state universities to limit the number of enrolled students who are citizens of a foreign country and who are not permanent residents of the United States to a specified percentage of students enrolled at the institution or university, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“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 Education Postsecondary
  2. Introduced
  3. Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
  4. Filed

Sources

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