Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 7018
Session 2026
Child Welfare
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsor
Committee
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
First Action
Jan 5, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
7018
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Primary
Summary
Child Welfare; Renaming the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program as the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Program; requiring the department’s Office of Continuing Care to develop certain cohorts within specified regions, collaborate with certain organizations and recruit mentors and organizations, and provide eligible former foster youth with internship placement opportunities; requiring the Office of Continuing Care to develop trauma-informed training for mentors of certain former foster youth which meets certain requirements, etc.
Documents (6)
Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/9/2026 4:00 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) (1/15/2026 11:40 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) (2/3/2026 12:58 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 3:06 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) (2/11/2026 9:05 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 7:34 PM)
Actions (18)
02/26/2026
House
In Messages
02/26/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/26/2026
Senate
Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/23/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/13/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/12/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
02/09/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
02/04/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations
02/04/2026
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
01/30/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/14/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/14/2026
Senate
Referred to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
01/13/2026
Senate
Filed
01/12/2026
Senate
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
01/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
01/05/2026
Senate
Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:20 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:34 AM