Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1071: Education
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revises provisions relating to K-12 expenditures, school districts, charter schools, lab schools, epinephrine use in public & private schools, school attendance, VPK program, school readiness program, early learning coalitions, Gold Seal Quality Program, required instruction, comprehensive mathematics instruction, parental consent to opt out of specified instruction, certain education funding, instructional materials, educator certifications, & State Requirements for Educational Facilities.
What the bill says
An act relating to education; creating s. 1001.325, F.S.; prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes; providing exceptions; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; amending 1001.42, F.S.; revising the requirements for certain district school board procedures to include information about specified virtual instruction rather than the Florida Virtual School; removing certain schools from specified contract restrictions; revising the conditions considered an educational emergency…
From the engrossed text, February 25, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to education; creating s. 1001.325, F.S.; prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes; providing exceptions; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; amending 1001.42, F.S.; revising the requirements for certain district school board procedures to include information about specified virtual instruction rather than the Florida Virtual School; removing certain schools from specified contract restrictions; revising the conditions considered an educational emergency; requiring school districts to provide access to certain virtual instruction programs; amending s. 1001.452, F.S.; deleting certain requirements for the composition of district and school advisory councils; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing parents to opt students out of instruction in human embryologic and fetal development; revising provisions relating to the use of epinephrine in K-12 public schools to require the use of a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved devices; amending s. 1002.32, F.S.; revising admission requirements for lab schools; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; providing that students may not be dismissed from certain charter schools based on words underlined are additions. hb1071 -04-e1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/CS/HB 1071, Engrossed 1 2026 academic performance; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the use of epinephrine in K-12 private schools to require the use of a FDAapproved devices; providing that certain private schools are considered a permitted use …
Sponsors
- Trabulsy, Dana (R, HD-084) · primary sponsor
- Cassel, Hillary (R, HD-101) · primary sponsor
- Rizo, Alex (R, HD-112)
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59), CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33)
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Amendment 126073 adopted
- : Amendment 497431 adopted
- : Amendment 406043 adopted
Votes
- House: H 1071 c3 (February 25, 2026): 82 yea, 31 nay, passed
- House: Education & Employment Committee (February 10, 2026): 15 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Education & Employment Committee (February 10, 2026): 15 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (January 28, 2026): 12 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee (January 28, 2026): 12 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: Student Academic Success Subcommittee (January 21, 2026): 12 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H1071?
- H1071 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Education.
- What does H1071 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; creating s. 1001.325, F.S.; prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes; providing exceptions; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; amending 1001.42, F.S.; revising the requirements for certain district school board procedures to include information about specified virtual instruction rather than the Florida Virtual School; removing certain schools from specified contract restrictions; revising the conditions considered an educational emergency…
- What is the status of H1071?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1279 (Ch. 2026-59), CS/CS/SB 182 (Ch. 2026-33) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1071?
- Trabulsy, Dana (R, HD-084), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1071?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1071
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