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Became law SENATE · SESSION 2026 · CHAPTER 2026-122

No. CS/SB 824

School District Unimproved Real Property
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Education Pre-K - 12; Truenow
FILED BY
Keith L. Truenow — District 13, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

School District Unimproved Real Property; Requiring school districts to annually submit complete inventories of unimproved real property owned by the district to the Department of Education; requiring the department to compile and publish such data in a statewide report, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates annual public reporting of school district land holdings.

School districts must submit a complete inventory of all unimproved land they own to the Department of Education every year.

The Department must compile this data into a statewide report and publish it on its website every three years.

The report must include the total acreage, fair market value, and a district-by-district breakdown of all unimproved parcels.

This creates a recurring public record of school district land assets that were previously not required to be reported.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Specific Data Requirements majors. 1013.041(2)(b)

AIRequires districts to provide specific data for each parcel, including identification number, acreage, location, acquisition date, current use, and fair market value.

“The district must provide all of the following data to the department in a format prescribed by the department: 1. The parcel identification number. 2. The acreage of the parcel. 3” bill text, line 31 →
§ 2 Statewide Report Compilation majors. 1013.041(3)

AIRequires the Department of Education to compile the submitted data into a statewide report that includes total acreage, aggregate value, and a district-by-district breakdown.

“The department shall compile the data collected pursuant to subsection (2) into a statewide report, which must include: (a) The total statewide acreage of all unimproved real prop” bill text, line 44 →
§ 3 Public Publication moderates. 1013.041(4)

AIMandates that the Department of Education publish the statewide report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter.

“The department shall publish the statewide report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter.” bill text, line 61 →
TIMELINE
6/12/2026
Chapter No. 2026-122
6/11/2026
Approved by Governor
6/9/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/11/2026
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
3/11/2026
CS passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 4 -SJ 820
3/11/2026
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (211059) -SJ 820
3/9/2026
In returning messages
3/9/2026
CS passed as amended; YEAS 84, NAYS 27
3/9/2026
Read 3rd time
3/9/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/9/2026
Amendment 211059 adopted
3/9/2026
Read 2nd time
3/5/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/5/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
3/5/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
2/19/2026
In Messages
2/19/2026
Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026
CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9 -SJ 351
2/19/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 351
2/19/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 351
2/18/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2/18/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2
2/12/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/10/2026
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
2/5/2026
Now in Rules
2/5/2026
Remaining references corrected to Rules
2/5/2026
Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs
2/5/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/3/2026
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
1/29/2026
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 412...
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/16/2025
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Community Affairs; Rules
12/9/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1013.041
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