Bill Commons

FL HB 897

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Community Rehabilitation Programs

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 897 pass?

No. FL HB 897 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

What is FL HB 897 about?

Community Rehabilitation Programs; Provides minimum standards community rehabilitation program must meet to qualify to enter into cooperative agreements with Division of Blind Services to provide certain services; authorizes director of division to temporarily waive certain requirements for certain purposes; provides that community rehabilitation programs that meet specified requirements are considered priority service providers for program funding; authorizes division to enter into cooperative agreements with noncommunity rehabilitation program private vendor; provides requirements for such cooperative agreements; requires Florida Association of Agencies Serving Blind, Inc., to coordinate with division to ensure annual cooperative agreements meet certain needs.

Who sponsors FL HB 897?

Spencer is the primary sponsor of FL HB 897, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Community Rehabilitation Programs; Provides minimum standards community rehabilitation program must meet to qualify to enter into cooperative agreements with Division of Blind Services to provide certain services; authorizes director of division to temporarily waive certain requirements for certain purposes; provides that community rehabilitation programs that meet specified requirements are considered priority service providers for program funding; authorizes division to enter into cooperative agreements with noncommunity rehabilitation program private vendor; provides requirements for such cooperative agreements; requires Florida Association of Agencies Serving Blind, Inc., to coordinate with division to ensure annual cooperative agreements meet certain needs.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Spencerprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-05

    Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  4. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Education & Employment Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-12-23

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/897/ByCategory

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