SB 1264: Private Schools

GENERAL BILL by Calatayud

Private Schools; Requiring a private school that enrolls a certain number of students to be considered a permitted use for zoning purposes; providing that certain private schools may not be subject to additional building codes; requiring a fire official to use specified firesafety evaluation systems for existing private school facilities; providing that certain private schools are subject to specified fire code requirements, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/6/2026 04:17 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 833 (c2) by Education Administration Subcommittee Private School Facilities Last Action: 2/25/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Similar
  S 7036 (c2) by Education Pre-K - 12 Education Last Action: 2/25/2026 S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time	Compare

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting)   2/9/2026
  • Community Affairs (Post-Meeting)   2/10/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/10/2026 3:00 PM	S 1264	Community Affairs	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  1002.42

  Private schools.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/10/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Education Pre-K - 12