HB-257, which calls for schools to adopt uniform steroid policies, passed 118-0. The measure requires that a pilot testing program -- initially involving a single sport -- be set up for the 2006-07 school year.

Currently, just one of 67 county school districts in Florida routinely tests students for steroids. The Florida High School Athletic Association already bans students who test positive for steroids from competing until their bodies are free from drugs.

Randomly testing even 5 percent of student athletes in Florida would cost at least $1.2 million; the tests cost about $105 each. A similar measure has been stalled in the state Senate.

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