The Florida Senate

SB 1478: Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity

GENERAL BILL by Davis

Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity; Deleting a definition of the term “shield”; requiring the State Board of Education to ensure that Florida College System institutions are free from political influence and interference; granting specified rights to students of Florida College System institutions and state universities; granting specified rights to faculty, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/8/2026	Senate	• Filed
  1/16/2026	Senate	• Referred to Education Postsecondary; Judiciary; Rules
  1/22/2026	Senate	• Introduced

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• SB 1478, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:00 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1001.03	Specific powers of State Board of Education.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1001.706	Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.	Page 2 (pdf)
  1004.022		Page 3 (pdf)
  1004.421	Election Law Center at the Florida State University.	Page 4 (pdf)

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