FloridaLicensure of Family Foster Homes
What it does
Licensure of Family Foster Homes; 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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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 24Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 989 (Ch. 2025-63)Latest
- Apr 24Substituted CS/CS/HB 989
- Apr 24Read 2nd timeMinor
- Apr 21Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
- Apr 16Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0Minor
- Apr 14On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- Apr 14CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
- Apr 14Now in Rules
- Apr 14Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Apr 10CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- Mar 18CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
- Mar 14Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 13Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Mar 12CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 7On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
- Mar 4IntroducedMinor
- Mar 3Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; RulesMinor
- Feb 25FiledIntroduced