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H0757Introduced in the House

School Safety

Passed

Introduced by House Budget Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires sheriffs to assist public postsecondary educational institutions in implementing guardian programs under certain provisions; authorizes public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requires a sheriff to establish a guardian training program or contract with certain other sheriff's offices to do so in certain circumstances; creates the offense of discharging a weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school; provides that a person arrested for certain offenses must be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance to bail; ranks an offense created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; authorizes the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, etc.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-80

May 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Third Reading RCS#834 · March 12, 2026

88

Yes

20

No

9

Absent or Not Voting

117 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Michelle Salzman1Not Voting
Alex Andrade2Yes
Nathan Boyles3Yes
Patt Maney4Yes
Shane Abbott5Yes
Philip Griffitts6Yes
Jason Shoaf7Yes
Gallop Franklin8Yes
Allison Tant9No
Chuck Brannan10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  3. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  4. Referred to Budget Committee

  5. Now in Judiciary Committee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  8. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  9. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  10. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  11. CS Filed

  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  14. Referred to Budget Committee

  15. Now in Education & Employment Committee

  16. Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

  17. Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

  18. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

  19. Now in Budget Committee

  20. PCS added to Budget Committee agenda

  21. Favorable with CS by Budget Committee

  22. Reported out of Budget Committee

  23. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  24. CS Filed

  25. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  26. Bill referred to House Calendar

  27. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  28. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  29. Read 2nd time

  30. Amendment 055721 adopted

  31. Amendment 429727 adopted

  32. Amendment 714819 adopted

  33. Amendment 872267 Failed

  34. Amendment 330695 Failed

  35. Amendment 347527 Failed

  36. Amendment 020155 Failed

  37. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  38. Read 3rd time

  39. CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 25

  40. In Messages

  41. Referred to Rules

  42. Received

  43. Withdrawn from Rules

  44. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  45. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 896

  46. Read 2nd time

  47. Amendment(s) adopted (263022)

  48. Read 3rd time

  49. CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 10

  50. In Messages

  51. Added to Senate Message List

  52. Amendment 263022 Concur

  53. CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 20

  54. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  55. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  56. Approved by Governor

  57. Chapter No. 2026-80

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