2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0738: Child Care and Early Learning Providers

Legislative Summary

Exempting public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel; requiring a county commission to affirm annually certain decisions; expanding the types of providers to be considered when developing and implementing a plan to eliminate duplicative and unnecessary inspections, etc.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
Filed
Senate
2/25/2025
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate
3/14/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/14/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
3/18/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate
3/21/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Senate
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/23/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/23/2025
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/23/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #831124

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#2
4/23/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/2/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
3/26/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
3/12/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/23/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/14/202533.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/13/202535.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025279.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025279.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025281.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025280.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025260.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025232.6 KB