Florida · House Bill 989 · 2025 Regular Session

Licensure of Family Foster Homes

HB 989 Sponsored by Gallop Franklin II Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 24, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  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.

Licensure of Family Foster Homes ; Requires DCF to adopt rules to streamline licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requires such rules to include priority review of applications, expedited home studies & background checks, & recognition of prior foster parent training coursework.

Every action

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

Show the 34 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Human Services Subcommittee agenda · House Human Services Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeReported out of Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  12. CommitteeNow in Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  13. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  14. CommitteeAdded to Health & Human Services Committee agenda · House Health & Human Services Committee
  15. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  16. CommitteeReported out of Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  17. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  18. HouseCS Filed
  19. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  20. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  21. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
  23. HouseRead 2nd time
  24. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  25. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  26. HouseRead 3rd time
  27. HouseCS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  28. HouseMessage sent to senate
  29. SenateIn Messages
  30. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  31. SenateReceived
  32. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 531 · Senate Rules
  33. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  34. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 1174 -SJ 531
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 531
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 531
  3. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 531
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-63

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

  • Gallop Franklin IID Primary sponsor · District 8
  • H& Health & Human Services Committee Sponsoring committee
  • HS Human Services Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 8 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.