Florida · House Bill 809 · 2025 Regular Session

School Social Workers

HB 809 Sponsored by Christine Hunschofsky and Vicki L. Lopez Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 20, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 24, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Apr 30, 2025
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 21, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

School Social Workers ; Provides that persons employed as school social workers are exempt from specified educator certification requirements.

Every action

40 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 32 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda · House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeReported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  10. CommitteeNow in Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  11. CommitteeAdded to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  12. CommitteeFavorable by Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  13. CommitteeReported out of Education Administration Subcommittee · House Education Administration Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeNow in Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  15. CommitteeAdded to Education & Employment Committee agenda · House Education & Employment Committee
  16. CommitteeFavorable by Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  17. CommitteeReported out of Education & Employment Committee · House Education & Employment Committee
  18. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  19. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  21. HouseRead 2nd time
  22. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  23. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  24. HouseRead 3rd time
  25. HousePassed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
  26. HouseMessage sent to senate
  27. SenateIn Messages
  28. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  29. SenateReceived
  30. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 920 · Senate Rules
  31. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  32. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 1150 -SJ 920
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 920
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 920
  3. SenatePassed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 920
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-62

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 7 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.