Legislation - SB0507

Title: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
Sponsored by: Senators Zucker, Attar, Brooks, Feldman, Harris, Kagan, and Watson
Status: In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring each local school system to identify, in its regular safety evaluation, issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and requiring local school systems to include in a certain confidential annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0311

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0851 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/10/2026 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {503120/1 Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (39-0) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
Senate	2/10/2026	2/10/2026	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2026	3/18/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable with Amendments {503120/1 Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Third Reading Passed (39-0)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Referred Ways and Means	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2026	3/23/2026	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

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