S 0176
Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and ProceduresMiami-Dade
Would require Florida public colleges and universities to create, follow, and annually update written safety policies and procedures on their campuses. Schools would need to meet specific standards set by the bill. The measure died without becoming law.
Timeline
- Died in Messages
- Read 2nd time37–0
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Immediately certified
- In Messages
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 024–0
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Rules
- CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 05–0
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
- Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 06–0
- Introduced
- On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
- Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
- Filed
Status
Died in Messages
- Stage:
- Failed
- Chamber:
- Senate
- Last movement:
- March 13, 2026
Why Miami-Dade cares
Miami-Dade hosts multiple state colleges and universities, including FIU and MDC, whose campus safety policies would have been directly governed by these new requirements. It is tracked in our Miami-Dade filter on the Bill Tracker.
Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.