Florida House Bill 615

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises requirements for school districts relating to determination of eligibility, implementation, & accountability for student IEPs; provides that parent has right to access, upon request, service logs within specified timeframe; requires IEP team to inform parents of such right; requires each school district to provide individualized orientation to parent of student newly identified to be eligible for exceptional student education services; requires school district to obtain signed acknowledgement from each parent; provides requirements for orientation & acknowledgement; requires school districts to notify parents of available refresher orientations each year; requires that certain information be retained in student's education records; requires school districts to develop standardized services logs for provisions of specified services for use by specified persons.

Individual Education Plans

House Education Administration Subcommittee	House Student Academic Success Subcommittee	Rep. Debra Tendrich [D]	Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]
Rep. Anne Gerwig [R]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Dana Trabulsy [R]	Rep. Susan Valdes [R]

2026-03-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#692 (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - House Education & Employment Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - House Education Administration Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - House Student Academic Success Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Rules
2026-03-04	Senate	Received
2026-03-04	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-03-04	Senate	In Messages
2026-03-04	House	CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
2026-03-04	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-04	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-04	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-26	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-02-17	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-17	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-17	House	Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-17	House	Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-13	House	Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2026-02-09	House	Now in Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-09	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-09	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-06	House	CS Filed
2026-02-06	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-06	House	Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-02-05	House	Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-02-03	House	Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
2026-02-02	House	Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-02-02	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-02	House	Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-01-30	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-30	House	CS Filed
2026-01-30	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-30	House	Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
2026-01-29	House	Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
2026-01-27	House	Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-12	House	Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
2025-12-12	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2025-12-12	House	Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
2025-12-12	House	Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
2025-12-03	House	Filed

S72 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S7036 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died on Calendar
H1279 (Similar To) 2026-05-05 - Chapter No. 2026-59

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1003	57		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1003	576		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Amendment/201883/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Analyses/h0615.SAS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Analyses/h0615a.SAS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Analyses/h0615b.EAS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Analyses/h0615c.EAS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Analyses/h0615d.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Analyses/h0615e.EEC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75799&IsPCB=0&BillId=83221
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76169&IsPCB=0&BillId=83221
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76655&IsPCB=0&BillId=83221
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/615/Vote/HouseVote_h00615c2692.PDF