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FL HB 765

died on adjournment

Child Care and Early Learning Services

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 765 pass?

No. FL HB 765 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140)

What is FL HB 765 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL HB 765?

Health & Human Services Committee, Basabe, McFarland and 3 others are the primary sponsors of FL HB 765, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-11 — Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Health & Human Services Committeeprimary
  • Basabeprimary
  • McFarlandprimary
  • Human Services Subcommitteeprimary
  • Student Academic Success Subcommitteeprimary
  • Budget Committeeprimary
  • Valdéscosponsor
  • Rizocosponsor
  • Mooneycosponsor
  • López, J.cosponsor
  • Eskamanicosponsor
  • Casselcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1690

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-11

    Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140)

    deferral

  3. 2026-03-05

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  4. 2026-03-05

    Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  5. 2026-03-02

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)

  6. 2026-02-26

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  7. 2026-02-25

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 4)

    reading-1

  8. 2026-02-25

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  9. 2026-02-25

    CS Filed

    filing

  10. 2026-02-25

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  11. 2026-02-25

    Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  12. 2026-02-24

    Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-20

    Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  14. 2026-02-18

    Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  15. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-18

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

    reading-1

  17. 2026-02-17

    CS Filed

    filing

  18. 2026-02-17

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  19. 2026-02-17

    Reported out of Budget Committee

  20. 2026-02-16

    Favorable with CS by Budget Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-12

    Added to Budget Committee agenda

  22. 2026-02-09

    Now in Budget Committee

  23. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Budget Committee

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-02-09

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  26. 2026-02-06

    CS Filed

    filing

  27. 2026-02-06

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  28. 2026-02-06

    Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee

  29. 2026-02-05

    Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-02-03

    Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda

  31. 2026-02-02

    Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee

  32. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  33. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Budget Committee

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-01-30

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  36. 2026-01-30

    CS Filed

    filing

  37. 2026-01-30

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  38. 2026-01-30

    Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee

  39. 2026-01-28

    Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-01-26

    Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda

  41. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  42. 2026-01-05

    Now in Human Services Subcommittee

  43. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  44. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Budget Committee

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  46. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  47. 2025-12-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Human Services Subcommittee)

    2026-01-28 · pass · 15-0

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Student Academic Success Subcommittee)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 13-1

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Budget Committee)

    2026-02-16 · pass · 28-0

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health & Human Services Committee)

    2026-02-24 · pass · 21-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/ByCategory

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