Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 318: Educational Scholarship Programs
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 318 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on November 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Educational Scholarship Programs. Primary sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Appropriations. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a categorical fund for implementing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; creating the educational enrollment stabilization program to provide supplemental state funds to address changes in full-time equivalent student enrollment; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a parent with certain information on scholarship programs; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to create a single application for all educational scholarship programs, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Independent 1 · Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gaetz | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Appropriations | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Danny Burgess | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Rosalind Osgood | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Jason Pizzo | Co-sponsor | Independent | Senate | 37 |
| Darryl Rouson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Corey Simon | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 3 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)
- In Messages
- Immediately certified
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
- Read 3rd time
- Amendment(s) adopted (629180, 713876, 789314)
- Read 2nd time
- CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- Introduced
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/14/26
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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