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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 690: Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

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 690 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Primary sponsor: Shev Jones (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Education Pre-K - 12.

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.

Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring a private school participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before a student’s initial enrollment in the school, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shev JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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 Pre-K - 12
  2. Introduced
  3. Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  4. Filed

Sources

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