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S0538Introduced in the Senate

Extracurricular Activities

Passed

Introduced by Rules

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; prohibiting a student from participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at two different schools within the same school year unless the student meets specified criteria, etc.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-93

May 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 · March 11, 2026

37

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Debbie Mayfield32Yes
LaVon Bracy Davis40Yes
Don Gaetz1Yes
Jay Trumbull2Not Voting
Corey Simon3Yes
Clay Yarborough4Yes
Tracie Davis5Yes
Jennifer Bradley6Yes
Tom Leek7Yes
Tommy Wright8Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules

  3. Introduced

  4. On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  5. CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  6. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  7. Now in Judiciary

  8. CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time

  9. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  10. CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  11. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  12. CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  13. Now in Rules

  14. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  15. CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

  16. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  17. CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  18. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  19. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

  23. Immediately certified

  24. In Messages

  25. Bill referred to House Calendar

  26. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)

  27. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. Amendment 838301 adopted

  30. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  31. Read 3rd time

  32. CS passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 6

  33. In returning messages

  34. Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (838301)

  35. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  36. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  37. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  38. Approved by Governor

  39. Chapter No. 2026-93

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