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| Bill | Education | Education; Requires entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the services may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; requires certain service providers to apply to, rather than register with, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; revises the date for a requirement to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist; revises public information requirements relating to virtual instruction options; revises the conditions considered an educational emergency; authorizes a student to carry a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved epinephrine delivery devices, rather than epinephrine auto-injectors; deletes obsolete provisions related to calculation of kindergarten readiness rates; requires the Department of Children and Families to determine whether a child care provider is the primary cause of certain class I violations; revises provisions related to certain law schools; authorizes a school district to reserve funds for certain STEM-related educational services, etc. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2026 | HB 1279 | Florida HB 1279 (2026) |
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enacted | 2026-59 |
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5 | 50 | 6 | 2026-01-08 | 2026-05-05 | openstates | ocd-bill/1c436931-e3c5-4e96-825d-857d0ec28350 | https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1279/ByCategory | 4355f2e29096b64cc79fb7e8a6eb23d28221d518006899fc8d0a97be89043ba9 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Florida HB 1279 (2026) — Education
Education; Requires entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the services may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; requires certain service providers to apply to, rather than register with, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; revises the date for a requirement to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist; revises public information requirements relating to virtual instruction options; revises the conditions considered an educational emergency; authorizes a student to carry a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved epinephrine delivery devices, rather than epinephrine auto-injectors; deletes obsolete provisions related to calculation of kindergarten readiness rates; requires the Department of Children and Families to determine whether a child care provider is the primary cause of certain class I violations; revises provisions related to certain law schools; authorizes a school district to reserve funds for certain STEM-related educational services, etc.
Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-59.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- H 1279 Filed (filed) — source
- H 1279 c1 (committee substitute) — source
- H 1279 c2 (committee substitute) — source
- H 1279 e1 (engrossed) — source
- H 1279 er (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 36–1 (pass) · upper
- Passage — 81–16 (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — 84–25 (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Budget Committee) — 20–7 (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Education & Employment Committee) — 17–2 (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Careers & Workforce Subcommittee) — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Careers & Workforce Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Education & Employment Committee — primary (organization)
- Kincart Jonsson — primary (person)
- Gerwig — cosponsor (person)
- Jacques — cosponsor (person)
- Kendall — cosponsor (person)
- Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Nix — cosponsor (person)
- Shoaf — cosponsor (person)
- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
- Yarkosky — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-08 Filed
filing - 2026-01-13 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing, reading-1 - 2026-01-15 Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2026-01-15 Referred to Budget Committee
referral-committee - 2026-01-15 Referred to Education & Employment Committee
referral-committee - 2026-01-15 Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- 2026-01-26 PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
- 2026-01-28 Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-01-29 Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- 2026-01-29 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral - 2026-01-29 CS Filed
filing - 2026-01-29 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1 - 2026-01-30 Referred to Budget Committee
referral-committee - 2026-01-30 Referred to Education & Employment Committee
referral-committee - 2026-01-30 Now in Budget Committee
- 2026-02-06 Added to Budget Committee agenda
- 2026-02-10 Favorable by Budget Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-10 Reported out of Budget Committee
- 2026-02-10 Now in Education & Employment Committee
- 2026-02-24 PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- 2026-02-26 Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-26 Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- 2026-02-26 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral - 2026-02-26 CS Filed
filing - 2026-02-26 Bill referred to House Calendar
- 2026-02-26 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- 2026-02-26 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
reading-1 - 2026-03-03 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2026-03-03 Amendment 277549 Failed
- 2026-03-03 Added to Third Reading Calendar
- 2026-03-03 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2026-03-03 CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 25
passage - 2026-03-03 In Messages
- 2026-03-03 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2026-03-03 Received
enrolled - 2026-03-13 Withdrawn from Rules
withdrawal - 2026-03-13 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- 2026-03-13 Substituted for CS/CS/SB 7038
- 2026-03-13 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2026-03-13 Amendment(s) adopted (476262)
- 2026-03-13 Read 3rd time
reading-3 - 2026-03-13 CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
passage - 2026-03-13 In Messages
- 2026-03-13 Added to Senate Message List
- 2026-03-13 Amendment 476262 Concur
- 2026-03-13 CS passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 16
passage - 2026-03-13 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled - 2026-04-30 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-01 Approved by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-05 Chapter No. 2026-59
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1c436931-e3c5-4e96-825d-857d0ec28350. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).