SB1318 • 2026

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program

Education Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Messages
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status indicates that it has not passed both chambers and did not reach final enrollment. Therefore, its provisions are not currently in effect.

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Changes

This bill removes requirements for unused funds in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program to return to the state.

What This Bill Does

Changes a rule about how leftover money from scholarships is handled.
Removes language that says remaining scholarship funds must return to the state when certain conditions are met.

Who It Names or Affects

Students who receive Florida Tax Credit Scholarships
Schools participating in the program

Terms To Know

revert to the state: Return unused funds back to the state's treasury.

Limits and Unknowns

It is unclear how much money will be affected by this change.
The bill did not pass both chambers of the legislature and died in messages, so it may not become law as written.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Messages
2026-03-05 Senate
• Read 2nd time -SJ 608 • Read 3rd time -SJ 608 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 608
2026-03-05 House
• In Messages
2026-03-03 Senate
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
2026-03-02 Senate
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2026-02-25 Senate
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-20 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/25/26, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2026-02-10 Senate
• Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
2026-02-05 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-22 Senate
• Introduced
2026-01-16 Senate
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
2026-01-07 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Removing language requiring certain program funds to revert to the state, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 1318

By
Senator Rodriguez

40-00284A-26 20261318__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship
3 Program; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; removing language
4 requiring certain program funds to revert to the
5 state; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8
9 Section 1. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subsection (11) of
10 section 1002.395, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
11 1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.—
12 (11) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT AND PAYMENT.—
13 (g) Reimbursements for program expenditures may continue
14 until the account balance is expended or remaining funds have
15 reverted
to the state
.
16 (h) A student’s scholarship account must be closed and any
17 remaining funds shall revert
to the state
after:
18 1. Denial or revocation of program eligibility by the
19 commissioner for fraud or abuse, including, but not limited to,
20 the student or student’s parent accepting any payment, refund,
21 or rebate, in any manner, from a provider of any services
22 received pursuant to paragraph (6)(d);
23 2. Two consecutive fiscal years in which an account has
24 been inactive; or
25 3. The student remains unenrolled in an eligible private
26 school for 30 days while receiving a scholarship that requires
27 full-time enrollment.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.