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| Bill | Higher Education | Higher Education; Revising requirements for certain new construction, remodeling, or renovation projects; creating the “state universities of distinction” designation within the State University System; creating the Florida Institute of Politics within Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy; creating the Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom; revising provisions relating to additional funds for textbooks under Florida Academic Scholars award, etc. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2020 | SB 72 | Florida SB 72 (2020) |
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enacted | 2020-117 |
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4 | 43 | 7 | 2019-12-19 | 2020-06-30 | openstates | ocd-bill/4f081912-520b-4d89-83e4-372141880154 | http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/72/ByCategory | a8f36c72418926cafe99e0ee49e75a38820360aaaee6a06af4258073fb816cab | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Florida SB 72 (2020) — Higher Education
Higher Education; Revising requirements for certain new construction, remodeling, or renovation projects; creating the “state universities of distinction” designation within the State University System; creating the Florida Institute of Politics within Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy; creating the Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom; revising provisions relating to additional funds for textbooks under Florida Academic Scholars award, etc.
Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-117.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- S 72 Filed (filed) — source
- S 72 c1 (committee substitute) — source
- S 72 e1 (engrossed) — source
- S 72 er (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Favorable — 8–0 (pass) · upper
- Favorable with Committee Substitute — 20–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage — 112–0 (pass) · lower
- Favorable with Committee Substitute — 8–0 (pass) · upper
- Returning Messages — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Stargel — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-12-19 Filed
filing - 2019-12-20 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
referral-committee - 2020-01-06 On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/13/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- 2020-01-13 Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-01-14 Introduced
introduction - 2020-01-14 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
- 2020-01-23 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 01/28/20, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
- 2020-01-24 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 01/29/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- 2020-01-29 Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- 2020-01-31 Now in Appropriations
- 2020-01-31 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/05/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
- 2020-02-03 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
- 2020-02-27 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/03/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- 2020-03-03 CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
- 2020-03-03 Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- 2020-03-04 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- 2020-03-04 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20
- 2020-03-04 CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- 2020-03-05 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2020-03-05 Placed on 3rd reading
- 2020-03-06 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2020-03-06 CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage - 2020-03-06 In Messages
- 2020-03-09 Referred to Calendar
referral-committee - 2020-03-09 Received
- 2020-03-10 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
- 2020-03-10 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2020-03-10 Amendment(s) adopted (441551) -HJ 1032,1040
- 2020-03-10 Placed on 3rd reading
- 2020-03-11 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2020-03-11 Amendment(s) adopted (284391)
- 2020-03-11 CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0
passage - 2020-03-11 In returning messages
- 2020-03-13 Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (766582, 805878, 863082)
- 2020-03-13 Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (594317)
- 2020-03-13 CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage - 2020-03-13 In returning messages
- 2020-03-13 Concurred in Senate amendment(s) to House amendment(s) (766582, 805878, 863082) -HJ 1250, 1251
- 2020-03-13 CS passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 0
passage - 2020-03-13 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- 2020-06-16 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2020-06-29 Approved by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-06-30 Chapter No. 2020-117
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4f081912-520b-4d89-83e4-372141880154. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).