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SB 1632FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1471
High Impact

Proposed Rules on Foreign and Religious Law and Terrorist Organizations

Original title: Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles

January 9, 2026

educationcriminal justicecivil rightsstate governmentterrorismconstruction of statutes

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Where This Stands

Currently Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1471. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Procedural history

16 actions
  1. Feb 26, 2026Senate
    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
  2. Feb 26, 2026Senate
    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3. Feb 26, 2026Senate
    Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
  4. Feb 26, 2026Senate
    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  5. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
  6. Feb 25, 2026SenateEnrolled
    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --If Received
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  1. Feb 20, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2. Feb 13, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
  3. Feb 4, 2026Senate
    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  4. Feb 4, 2026Senate
    CS by Judiciary read 1st time
  5. Feb 4, 2026Senate
    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. Feb 3, 2026Senate
    CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
  7. Jan 29, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  8. Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  9. Jan 16, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  10. Jan 9, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

This bill creates a new state-level process to label organizations as terrorist groups, which triggers automatic funding bans for those groups and severe academic penalties for students who promote them, effective July 1, 2026.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Public postsecondary students

Students face mandatory expulsion and loss of financial aid if they are determined to have promoted a designated terrorist organization.

Private schools in scholarship programs

Schools must screen employees, contractors, and funding sources against lists of designated terrorist organizations or risk losing scholarship eligibility.

Florida corporations

Corporations designated as terrorist organizations may be administratively dissolved by the Department of State.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 9, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

SB 1632 establishes a process for the state to designate domestic and foreign terrorist organizations and prohibits state agencies, public schools, and universities from supporting them. The bill also restricts the enforcement of foreign or religious law in Florida courts and mandates the expulsion of students who promote designated terrorist organizations.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill ban all religious law?
No. The bill prohibits the enforcement of religious or foreign law only if it violates federal or state legal rights. It also explicitly excludes , such as the selection of clergy or interpretation of doctrine, from these restrictions.
What happens if a student promotes a designated terrorist organization?
Under the bill, the student must be immediately expelled from their public postsecondary institution, will be charged out-of-state tuition fees, and will lose eligibility for state financial aid, scholarships, or fee waivers.
How is a 'domestic terrorist organization' defined?
It is defined as an organization whose designation as such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register by the Chief of Domestic Security after approval by the Governor and Cabinet.

Why It Matters

This bill creates a new state-level process to label organizations as terrorist groups, which triggers automatic funding bans for those groups and severe academic penalties for students who promote them, effective July 1, 2026.

News Coverage

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Voting Record

Motion succeededhouse2/25/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Total

10

Yes

6

No

4

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededsenate2/3/2026legiscanOfficial roll call ↗

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Total

11

Yes

8

No

3

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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State-level terrorist designation

The bill shifts the power to designate terrorist organizations from federal authorities to a state-level official (Chief of Domestic Security) with oversight from the Governor and Cabinet.

Chief of Domestic SecurityGovernor and Cabinet

Connected Entities

organizationFiscal Policy“The bill was initially referred to this committee but the reference was removed.”Map →
dollar_amount37“Identifies the location of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Ju”Map →
locationKnott Building“The Fiscal Policy committee meets in the Knott Building.”Map →
dollar_amount110“Identifies the location of the Judiciary committee.”Map →
locationSenate Building“Meeting locations are listed within the Senate Building.”Map →
dollar_amount412“Identifies the location of the Fiscal Policy committee.”Map →
organizationJudiciary“The Judiciary Committee is involved in the bill's initial referral.”Map →
organizationAppropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice“The bill is currently under the consideration of this committee.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy85
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  • Entertainment20
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  • Buzz40
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