Florida Senate Bill 738
Session 2025
Child Care and Early Learning Providers
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 25, 2025
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
First Action
Feb 13, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 26, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
738
State
Florida
Session
2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
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Didn't Vote
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Smith
Yes
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Summary
Child Care and Early Learning Providers; 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.
S 738 Filed
S 738 c1
Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (3/11/2025 8:31 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) (3/17/2025 8:28 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) (3/25/2025 1:39 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) (3/26/2025 3:57 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (4/1/2025 8:44 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (4/2/2025 2:45 PM)
831124 - Amendment to S 738 Filed
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06/26/2025
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2025-181
06/25/2025
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
06/18/2025
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
04/30/2025
Senate
Ordered enrolled
04/30/2025
House
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
04/30/2025
House
Read 3rd time
04/30/2025
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
04/30/2025
House
Placed on 3rd reading
04/30/2025
House
Read 2nd time
04/29/2025
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
04/29/2025
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
04/29/2025
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
04/23/2025
House
In Messages
04/23/2025
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
04/23/2025
Senate
Read 3rd time
04/23/2025
Senate
Read 2nd time
04/21/2025
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
04/02/2025
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/02/2025
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
03/28/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
03/26/2025
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
03/26/2025
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
03/21/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
03/18/2025
Senate
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
03/14/2025
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
03/14/2025
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
03/12/2025
Senate
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
03/07/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
03/04/2025
Senate
Introduced
02/25/2025
Senate
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
02/13/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Feb 14, 2025 4:07:09 PM
Record Updated
Jul 6, 2025 11:33:50 AM