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CS/SB 176: Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education ; Polsky

Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures; Requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to adopt and implement specified policies and procedures relating to safety; providing requirements for such policies and procedures; requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to annually review and update the policies and procedures, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/30/2026 Senate - Now in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/14/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
    1/23/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/28/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    1/30/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules

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  • CS/SB 176, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2026 at 4:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 77 Public Postsecondary Safety Policies and Procedures Woodson Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1004.0983 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 176, Original Filed Version Posted 10/14/2025 at 12:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Postsecondary (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Education Postsecondary (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 77 Public Postsecondary Safety Policies and Procedures Woodson Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    160886 - Amendment
    Delete lines 22 - 28 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
    (Polsky)     		1/26/2026
    5:02 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 4:00 PM Education Postsecondary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/28/2026 3:45 PM Appropriations Committee on Higher Education 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1004.0983 Page 1 (pdf)

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