Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SPB 2516: Higher Education
Introduced Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SPB 2516 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher Education. Primary sponsor: Appropriations. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26 --If Received.
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.
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appropriations | Primary sponsor | Not 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
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26 --If Received
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Submitted for consideration by Appropriations