CS/CS/SB 896: School Safety

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Criminal Justice, Gaetz

School Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; creating the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/25/2026 05:59 PM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 757 (er) by Judiciary Committee School Safety Last Action: 5/18/2026 Chapter No. 2026-80	Similar

• Citations - Statute (12)

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  30.15	Powers, duties, and obligations.	Page 3 (pdf)
  402.305	Licensing standards; child care facilities.	Page 31 (pdf)
  790.115	Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions.	Page 11 (pdf)
  843.08	False personation.	Page 32 (pdf)
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 12 (pdf)
  943.03	Department of Law Enforcement.	Page 33 (pdf)
  943.082	School Safety Awareness Program.	Page 21 (pdf)
  1001.212	Office of Safe Schools.	Page 34 (pdf)
  1003.25	Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records.	Page 22 (pdf)
  1006.07	District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety.	Page 23 (pdf)
  1006.12	Safe-school officers at each public school.	Page 28 (pdf)
  1006.601		Page 25 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/12/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/6/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/11/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  2/13/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations • Now in Appropriations
  2/18/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  2/24/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6
  2/25/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
  3/5/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  3/10/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747
  3/11/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 824 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 757 -SJ 824 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 757 -SJ 824