2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S1174: Licensure of Family Foster Homes
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Department of Children and Families to adopt rules to streamline the licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requiring that such rules include priority review of applications, expedited home studies and background checks, and recognition of prior foster parent training coursework, etc.
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Bill History
2/25/2025
Filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
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 7 NAYS 0
Senate
3/13/2025
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
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/10/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
4/14/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/14/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/14/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
Senate
4/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/24/2025
Substituted CS/CS/HB 989
Senate
4/24/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 989
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #102620
3/11/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Rules
4/16/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/10/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
3/12/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate
