SB 1646: Educational Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Simon

Educational Facilities; Revising the formula to calculate funds for remodeling, renovation, maintenance, repairs, and site improvement of existing facilities; requiring a board to prioritize a specified amount of funds to correct unsafe, unhealthy, or unsanitary conditions; requiring the Department of Education to participate in a design review process; authorizing a district school board to enter into a contingency construction contract, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 01:57 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1321 by Conerly Educational Facilities Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Education Administration Subcommittee	Compare

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting)   1/26/2026
  • Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting)   1/27/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/27/2026 3:30 PM	S 1646	Education Pre-K - 12	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  1013.62	Charter schools capital outlay funding.	Page 11 (pdf)
  1013.64	Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations
  1/22/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building • Introduced
  1/27/2026	S	• Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  2/12/2026	S	• Pending withdrawal
  2/19/2026	S	• Withdrawn from Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 356 • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 356