The Florida Senate

SB 1736: Political Activity at Public Institutions of Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Political Activity at Public Institutions of Higher Education; Defining the term “public institution of higher education”; requiring such institutions to promote specified discussion and debates; requiring such institutions to take specified actions relating to candidates for public office; requiring certain persons or entities to obtain prior approval from such institutions before conducting specified political activities on campus, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/9/2026	Senate	• Filed

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• SB 1736, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 4:58 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 725	Political Activity on Public Institutions of Higher Education	Gossett-Seidman	Similar	Last Action: 12/16/2025 H Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  H 49	Political Activities on School Grounds	Gossett-Seidman	Compare	Last Action: 10/3/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  106.041		Page 2 (pdf)
  1004.0972		Page 3 (pdf)

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