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CS/SB 896: School Safety

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Gaetz

School Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 2/13/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/12/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
    2/13/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations
    • Now in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 896, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2026 at 11:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 757 (c2) School Safety Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 31 (pdf)
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 11 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 32 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 12 (pdf)
    943.03 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 33 (pdf)
    943.082 School Safety Awareness Program. Page 21 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 34 (pdf)
    1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records. Page 22 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 23 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 28 (pdf)
    1006.601 Page 25 (pdf)

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  • SB 896, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2025 at 4:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 757 (c2) School Safety Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    580518 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Gaetz)     		2/10/2026
    3:18 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 242182 - Amendment to Amendment (580518)
    Delete lines 481 - 516 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Gaetz)     		2/11/2026
    3:08 PM     		Favorable
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 2 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 29 (pdf)
    790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms without a license. Page 30 (pdf)
    790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm. Page 11 (pdf)
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 13 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 30 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)
    943.03 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 31 (pdf)
    943.082 School Safety Awareness Program. Page 22 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 32 (pdf)
    1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records. Page 23 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 24 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 33 (pdf)
    1006.601 Page 27 (pdf)

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