CS/HB 757: School Safety
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Salzman
School Safety; Authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in school guardian program; requires sheriffs to assist such institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions of law; requires such institutions to provide specified notice to sheriff; creates offense of discharging weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of school; provides exception; provides that person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before court for admittance to bail; ranks offense created by act on offense severity ranking chart; requires that postsecondary institutions be made aware of mobile suspicious activity reporting tool in specified manner; requires public postsecondary educational institutions to promote use of such tool; requires transfer of specified educational records for certain students; requires State Board of Education & Board of Governors to adopt rules & regulations; requires certain trainings to include specified information relating to school safety; defines "public postsecondary educational institution"; authorizes such institutions to participate in certain programs & appoint certified school guardians; authorizes specified persons to serve as school guardians; requires such institutions to adopt specified emergency response plans, provide specified training, post specified information, & adopt threat management processes; authorizes State Board of Education & Board of Governors to adopt rules & regulations.
Last Action: 2/3/2026 House - Now in Budget Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/23/2026 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/27/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/28/2026 House • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
1/30/2026 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2/3/2026 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Budget Committee
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CS/HB 757, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/27/2026 at 4:29 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 896 School Safety Gaetz Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (12)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf) 402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 32 (pdf) 790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 13 (pdf) 843.08 False personation. Page 33 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 14 (pdf) 943.03 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 34 (pdf) 943.082 School Safety Awareness Program. Page 24 (pdf) 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 35 (pdf) 1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records. Page 25 (pdf) 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 26 (pdf) 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 36 (pdf) 1006.601 Page 29 (pdf) -
HB 757, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2025 at 3:12 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 896 School Safety Gaetz Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf) 402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 34 (pdf) 790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms without a license. Page 34 (pdf) 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm. Page 12 (pdf) 790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 14 (pdf) 843.08 False personation. Page 35 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 15 (pdf) 943.03 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 36 (pdf) 943.082 School Safety Awareness Program. Page 26 (pdf) 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 37 (pdf) 1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records. Page 26 (pdf) 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 28 (pdf) 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 38 (pdf) 1006.601 Page 31 (pdf)