SB 2516: Higher Education
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/13/2026 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2026 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
• Filed
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
2/19/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/20/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 416
• Read 3rd time -SJ 416
• Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 416
• The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 417
• Immediately certified -SJ 419
2/20/2026 House • In Messages
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SB 2516, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2026 at 7:27 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1325 (c2) Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1246 
H 5001 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
S 1246 (er) Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund Davis Compare Last Action: 3/12/2026 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/20/2026 10:58 AM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. Page 3 (pdf) 1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 7 (pdf) 1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. Page 8 (pdf) Citations - Chapter Law (1)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-199 Section 7 Page 7 (pdf) -
SPB 2516, Proposed Bill Posted 2/13/2026 at 3:07 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/18/2026 1:30 PM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays