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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SPB 7038: Education

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SPB 7038 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education. Primary sponsor: Education Postsecondary. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0.

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; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board in lieu of common placement tests to assess students in basic communication and computation skills; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full-time undergraduate student, beginning with a specified academic year, etc.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Education PostsecondaryPrimary 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. Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  2. On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
  3. Submitted for consideration by Education Postsecondary

Sources

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