The Florida Senate

HB 129: The Florida Virtual School

GENERAL BILL by Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Gossett-Seidman ; Rizo

The Florida Virtual School; Removes provisions relating to Florida Virtual School giving priority to certain students; revises who may call board of trustees meeting; provides that board of trustees may use supplemental funding sources to develop state-of-the-art technology-based education delivery system; authorizes Florida Virtual School to accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; revises which entities review & approve expenditures; revises which personnel are subject to policies of board of trustees; removes requirement for board of trustees to establish priorities for admission of students; removes requirement for board of trustees to establish performance & accountability measures; revises requirements for annual report board of trustees must submit to specified entities; revises which students are subject to specified requirements.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/8/2025	House	• Filed
  10/14/2025	House	• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  11/21/2025	House	• Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
  12/2/2025	House	• Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee • Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee • Now in PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
  1/9/2026	House	• Added to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	House	• Favorable by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/20/2026	House	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  2/24/2026	House	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar

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• HB 129, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/8/2025 at 12:35 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Education Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/2/2025 (pdf) PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf) Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 124	Florida Virtual School	Rodriguez	Identical	Last Action: 2/11/2026 H In Messages

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1002.37	The Florida Virtual School.	Page 2 (pdf)

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