Family Empowerment Scholarship Program (HB 3C)

This bill modifies the preexisting Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) Program (school choice). The FES provides two scholarships one to assist with tuition and fees to attend a private or charter school or to assist in transportation costs to a different public school. The other scholarship provides awards for students with disabilities. Starting in 2024-2025 the maximum number of participants in the program will increase annually by 3%. There is an indirect appropriation, as the funding for this program is funded through previous funds that are automatically increased based on formulas related to student enrollment.

23.3%

Alignment

Yes

119

Abstain

House

Passage, Third Reading · Nov 7, 2023 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Michelle Salzman	Republican	FL0001L	yes	N/A
Alex Andrade	Republican	FL0002L	yes	no
Joel Rudman		FL0003L	yes	no
Patt Maney	Republican	FL0004L	yes	no
Shane Abbott	Republican	FL0005L	yes	no
Griff Griffitts	Republican	FL0006L	yes	no
Jason Shoaf	Republican	FL0007L	yes	yes
Gallop Franklin	Democratic	FL0008L	N/A	no
Allison Tant	Democratic	FL0009L	yes	no
Chuck Brannan	Republican	FL0010L	yes	no
Sam Garrison	Republican	FL0011L	yes	yes
Wyman Duggan	Republican	FL0012L	N/A	no
Angie Nixon	Democratic	FL0013L	yes	no
Kim Daniels	Democratic	FL0014L	N/A	no
Dean Black	Republican	FL0015L	yes	N/A
Kiyan Michael	Republican	FL0016L	yes	no
Jessica Baker	Republican	FL0017L	yes	no
Cyndi Stevenson		FL0018L	yes	N/A
Paul Renner		FL0019L	yes	yes
Bobby Payne		FL0020L	yes	no
Yvonne Hinson	Democratic	FL0021L	N/A	no
Chuck Clemons		FL0022L	yes	no
Ralph Massullo	Republican	FL0023L	yes	N/A
Ryan Chamberlin	Republican	FL0024L	yes	N/A
Taylor Yarkosky	Republican	FL0025L	yes	no
Keith Truenow	Republican	FL0026L	yes	no
Stan McClain	Republican	FL0027L	yes	no
Tom Leek	Republican	FL0028L	yes	yes
Webster Barnaby	Republican	FL0029L	yes	N/A
Chase Tramont	Republican	FL0030L	yes	no
Tyler Sirois	Republican	FL0031L	yes	no
Thad Altman		FL0032L	yes	no
Randy Fine	Republican	FL0033L	yes	yes
Robbie Brackett	Republican	FL0034L	yes	no
Fred Hawkins		FL0035L	N/A	no
Rachel Plakon	Republican	FL0036L	yes	no
Susan Plasencia	Republican	FL0037L	yes	no
Dave Smith	Republican	FL0038L	yes	no
Doug Bankson	Republican	FL0039L	yes	no
LaVon Bracy Davis	Democratic	FL0040L	yes	no
Bruce Antone	Democratic	FL0041L	yes	no
Anna Eskamani	Democratic	FL0042L	yes	no
Johanna López	Democratic	FL0043L	yes	no
Rita Harris	Democratic	FL0044L	yes	no
Carolina Amesty		FL0045L	N/A	no
Kristen Arrington	Democratic	FL0046L	yes	N/A
Paula Stark	Republican	FL0047L	yes	yes
Sam Killebrew		FL0048L	yes	yes
Jennifer Canady	Republican	FL0050L	yes	no
Josie Tomkow	Republican	FL0051L	yes	no
John Temple	Republican	FL0052L	yes	no
Jeff Holcomb	Republican	FL0053L	yes	yes
Randy Maggard	Republican	FL0054L	yes	no
Kevin Steele	Republican	FL0055L	yes	yes
Brad Yeager	Republican	FL0056L	yes	no
Adam Anderson	Republican	FL0057L	yes	no
Kim Berfield	Republican	FL0058L	yes	yes
Berny Jacques	Republican	FL0059L	yes	yes
Lindsay Cross	Democratic	FL0060L	yes	no
Linda Chaney	Republican	FL0061L	yes	no
Michele Rayner	Democratic	FL0062L	yes	yes
Dianne Hart-Lowman	Democratic	FL0063L	N/A	no
Karen Gonzalez Pittman	Republican	FL0065L	yes	no
Traci Koster	Republican	FL0066L	yes	no
Fentrice Driskell	Democratic	FL0067L	yes	yes
Lawrence McClure	Republican	FL0068L	yes	yes
Danny Alvarez	Republican	FL0069L	yes	no
Mike Beltran		FL0070L	yes	no
Will Robinson	Republican	FL0071L	yes	no
Fiona McFarland	Republican	FL0073L	yes	yes
James Buchanan	Republican	FL0074L	yes	no
Mike Grant		FL0075L	yes	N/A
Spencer Roach		FL0076L	yes	no
Tiffany Esposito	Republican	FL0077L	yes	N/A
Jenna Persons-Mulicka	Republican	FL0078L	yes	no
Mike Giallombardo	Republican	FL0079L	yes	yes
Adam Botana	Republican	FL0080L	yes	no
Bob Rommel		FL0081L	yes	no
Lauren Melo	Republican	FL0082L	yes	no
Kaylee Tuck	Republican	FL0083L	yes	no
Dana Trabulsy	Republican	FL0084L	yes	N/A
Toby Overdorf	Republican	FL0085L	yes	yes
John Snyder	Republican	FL0086L	yes	no
Mike Caruso	Republican	FL0087L	yes	no
Tae Edmonds	Democratic	FL0088L	yes	no
David Silvers		FL0089L	yes	no
Joe Casello	Democratic	FL0090L	yes	no
Peggy Gossett-Seidman	Republican	FL0091L	yes	no
Kelly Skidmore	Democratic	FL0092L	yes	no
Katherine Waldron		FL0093L	yes	N/A
Rick Roth		FL0094L	yes	N/A
Christine Hunschofsky	Democratic	FL0095L	yes	N/A
Dan Daley	Democratic	FL0096L	yes	yes
Lisa Dunkley	Democratic	FL0097L	yes	N/A
Patricia Williams		FL0098L	yes	N/A
Daryl Campbell	Democratic	FL0099L	yes	yes
Chip LaMarca	Republican	FL0100L	yes	no
Mike Gottlieb	Democratic	FL0102L	yes	N/A
Robin Bartleman	Democratic	FL0103L	yes	no
Felicia Robinson	Democratic	FL0104L	N/A	yes
Marie Woodson	Democratic	FL0105L	yes	N/A
Fabián Basabe	Republican	FL0106L	yes	yes
Christopher Benjamin		FL0107L	yes	N/A
Dotie Joseph	Democratic	FL0108L	yes	yes
Ashley Gantt	Democratic	FL0109L	yes	N/A
Tom Fabricio	Republican	FL0110L	yes	no
David Borrero	Republican	FL0111L	yes	no
Alex Rizo	Republican	FL0112L	yes	N/A
Vicki Lopez	Republican	FL0113L	yes	N/A
Demi Busatta	Republican	FL0114L	yes	yes
Alina García		FL0115L	yes	yes
Daniel Perez	Republican	FL0116L	yes	N/A
Kevin Chambliss	Democratic	FL0117L	yes	N/A
Juan Porras	Republican	FL0119L	yes	N/A
Jim Mooney	Republican	FL0120L	yes	no

Senate

Third Reading · Nov 8, 2023 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Doug Broxson		FL0001U	yes	no
Jay Trumbull	Republican	FL0002U	yes	no
Corey Simon	Republican	FL0003U	yes	no
Clay Yarborough	Republican	FL0004U	yes	no
Tracie Davis	Democratic	FL0005U	yes	no
Jennifer Bradley	Republican	FL0006U	yes	no
Travis Hutson		FL0007U	yes	no
Tommy Wright	Republican	FL0008U	yes	yes
Keith Perry		FL0009U	yes	no
Jason Brodeur	Republican	FL0010U	yes	no
Blaise Ingoglia	Republican	FL0011U	yes	N/A
Colleen Burton	Republican	FL0012U	yes	no
Dennis Baxley		FL0013U	yes	no
Jay Collins	Republican	FL0014U	yes	no
Geri Thompson		FL0015U	yes	no
Darryl Rouson	Democratic	FL0016U	yes	no
Linda Stewart		FL0017U	yes	no
Nick DiCeglie	Republican	FL0018U	yes	no
Debbie Mayfield	Republican	FL0019U	yes	no
Jim Boyd	Republican	FL0020U	yes	no
Ed Hooper	Republican	FL0021U	yes	no
Joe Gruters	Republican	FL0022U	yes	no
Danny Burgess	Republican	FL0023U	yes	yes
Bobby Powell		FL0024U	yes	no
Vic Torres		FL0025U	yes	no
Lori Berman	Democratic	FL0026U	yes	no
Ben Albritton	Republican	FL0027U	yes	no
Kathleen Passidomo	Republican	FL0028U	yes	no
Erin Grall	Republican	FL0029U	yes	no
Tina Polsky	Democratic	FL0030U	yes	yes
Gayle Harrell	Republican	FL0031U	yes	no
Rosalind Osgood	Democratic	FL0032U	yes	no
Jonathan Martin	Republican	FL0033U	yes	no
Shev Jones	Democratic	FL0034U	yes	yes
Lauren Book		FL0035U	yes	no
Ileana Garcia	Republican	FL0036U	yes	yes
Jason Pizzo	Independent	FL0037U	yes	N/A
Alexis Calatayud	Republican	FL0038U	yes	no
Bryan Ávila	Republican	FL0039U	yes	no
Ana Maria Rodriguez	Republican	FL0040U	N/A	no