House Bill 1279 (2026) - The Florida Senate

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2026	House	• Filed
1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026	House	• Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
1/26/2026	House	• PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
1/28/2026	House	• Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
1/29/2026	House	• Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/30/2026	House	• Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Budget Committee
2/6/2026	House	• Added to Budget Committee agenda

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1052	Education	Grall	Compare	Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
S 7038	Education	Education Postsecondary	Compare	Last Action: 2/9/2026 S Referred to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules

Version	Posted	Format
H 1279 Filed	1/8/2026 1:58 PM	PDF
H 1279 c1	1/29/2026 12:06 PM	PDF

No Committee Amendments Available

No Floor Amendments Available

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 1279	Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	1/29/2026 2:06 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 1279	Budget Committee (Post-Meeting)	2/6/2026 7:52 PM	PDF

No Committee Vote History Available

No Vote History Available

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
413.0114		Page 4 (pdf)
413.208	Service providers; quality assurance; fitness for responsibilities; background screening.	Page 5 (pdf)
1001.7065	Preeminent state research universities program.	Page 6 (pdf)
1001.92	State University System Performance-Based Incentive.	Page 8 (pdf)
1003.437	Middle and high school grading system.	Page 9 (pdf)
1004.06	Prohibited expenditures.	Page 10 (pdf)
1004.072		Page 10 (pdf)
1004.39	College of law at Florida International University.	Page 11 (pdf)
1004.40	College of law at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.	Page 13 (pdf)
1005.06	Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission.	Page 16 (pdf)
1006.71	Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics.	Page 16 (pdf)
1007.25	General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements.	Page 18 (pdf)
1007.271	Dual enrollment programs.	Page 21 (pdf)
1008.47	Postsecondary education institution accreditation.	Page 22 (pdf)
1009.25	Fee exemptions.	Page 24 (pdf)
1009.40	General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants.	Page 25 (pdf)
1009.895	Open Door Grant Program.	Page 27 (pdf)
1009.983	Direct-support organization; authority.	Page 27 (pdf)
1009.986	Florida ABLE program.	Page 27 (pdf)
1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 29 (pdf)

No Constitutional citations.

No Chapter Law citations.

CS/HB 1279: Education