FloridaChild Care and Early Learning Services
What it does
Child Care and Early Learning Services; Revises minimum standards for child care facility licensing; removes provisions requiring family day care homes & large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, operations of large family child care homes; prohibits insurers from denying, cancelling, & refusing to renew policy for residential property insurance on basis that policyholders or applicants operate large family child care homes; revises requirements for certain prekindergarten curricula; establishes review & approval process for such curricula; creates Florida Child Care Fund; requires DOE direct-support organization to administer fund; requires that funds from state sources & interest earnings be accounted separately; provides for use of funds; provides for establishment & administration of Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition under specified circumstance.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 11Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140)Latest
- Mar 5Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Mar 5Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- Mar 2Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- Feb 26Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 251st Reading (Committee Substitute 4)Minor
- Feb 25Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 25CS FiledMinor
- Feb 25Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 25Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Feb 24Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health & Human Services Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Feb 18Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Feb 18Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 181st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)Minor
- Feb 17CS FiledMinor
- Feb 17Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 17Reported out of Budget Committee
- Feb 16Favorable with CS by Budget CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Budget Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Added to Budget Committee agenda
- Feb 9Now in Budget Committee
- Feb 9Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 9Referred to Budget CommitteeMinor
- Feb 91st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Feb 6CS FiledMinor
- Feb 6Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 6Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Feb 5Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Student Academic Success Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
- Feb 2Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- Feb 2Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Referred to Budget CommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Referred to Student Academic Success SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 301st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 30CS FiledMinor
- Jan 30Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 30Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
- Jan 28Favorable with CS by Human Services SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Human Services Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 5Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- Jan 5Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Budget CommitteeMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Student Academic Success SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Human Services SubcommitteeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 12FiledIntroduced