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FL SB 794

died on adjournment

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 794 pass?

No. FL SB 794 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 (2026-03-09): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129)

What is FL SB 794 about?

Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities and adult day training programs; providing background screening requirements for such employees; requiring the agency to solicit input and conduct publicly noticed hearings for a specified purpose in each service region; requiring the agency to use certain information to identify certain core competencies and performance metrics and make recommendations for standardizing assessments, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 794?

Jones, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services are the primary sponsors of FL SB 794, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities and adult day training programs; providing background screening requirements for such employees; requiring the agency to solicit input and conduct publicly noticed hearings for a specified purpose in each service region; requiring the agency to use certain information to identify certain core competencies and performance metrics and make recommendations for standardizing assessments, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-09 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jonesprimary
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairsprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary
  • Garciacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-09

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129)

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-09

    Substituted CS/CS/HB 565

  3. 2026-03-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-04

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26

  5. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. 2026-03-02

    Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-26

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time

  8. 2026-02-26

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  9. 2026-02-26

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  10. 2026-02-26

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  11. 2026-02-25

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  12. 2026-02-20

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  13. 2026-02-12

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  14. 2026-02-11

    CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time

  15. 2026-02-11

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  16. 2026-02-10

    CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  17. 2026-02-05

    On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

  18. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  19. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-12-08

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-10 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Harrell: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-25 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Sharief: other

  • Favorable

    2026-03-02 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Avila: other
    • Gruters: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/794/ByCategory

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