Florida Senate Bill 538

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Chapter No. 2026-93
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

Extracurricular Activities

Senate Rules Committee

Senate Judiciary Committee

Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Committee

Sen. Corey Simon [R]

2026-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#740 (Y: 104 N: 6 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#32 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Rules (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - Senate - Senate Judiciary (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - Senate - Senate Education Pre-K - 12 (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-26		Chapter No. 2026-93
2026-05-22		Approved by Governor
2026-05-21		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-11	Senate	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2026-03-11	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
2026-03-11	Senate	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (838301)
2026-03-09	Senate	In returning messages
2026-03-09	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 6
2026-03-09	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-09	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09	House	Amendment 838301 adopted
2026-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2026-03-05	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
2026-03-05	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19	House	In Messages
2026-02-19	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-02-19	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
2026-02-19	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-19	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-17	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-11	Senate	CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-11	Senate	Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-10	Senate	CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2026-02-05	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-04	Senate	Now in Rules
2026-02-04	Senate	CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2026-02-04	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-03	Senate	CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2026-01-29	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-22	Senate	CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
2026-01-22	Senate	Now in Judiciary
2026-01-22	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-20	Senate	CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-01-15	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2025-12-01	Senate	Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
2025-11-17	Senate	Filed

H731 (Similar To) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 538

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1001	43		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	33		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	195		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1012	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/BillText/c2/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/BillText/c3/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Amendment/733444/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Amendment/940597/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Amendment/838301/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.pre.ed.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.ed.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.pre.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.ju.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.pre.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Analyses/2026s00538.hms.ed.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Vote/2026-01-20%200100PM~S00538%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Vote/2026-02-03%200100PM~S00538%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Vote/2026-02-10%200900AM~S00538%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Vote/SenateVote_s00538c3032.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Vote/HouseVote_s00538c3740.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/538/Vote/SenateVote_s00538c3018.PDF