Florida · Senate Bill 1546 · 2025 Regular Session

Background Screening of Athletic Coaches

SB 1546 Sponsored by Erin Grall Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 1, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Became law May 27, 2025

What it does

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

Background Screening of Athletic Coaches; Revising the date upon which certain background screenings of athletic coaches must be conducted, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 30 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy9–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  8. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 436
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 436
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 436
  21. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  22. HouseIn Messages
  23. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  24. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  25. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  26. HouseRead 2nd time
  27. HouseAmendment 746405 adopted
  28. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  29. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  30. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  2. SenateIn returning messages
  3. SenateConcurred in 1 amendment(s) (746405) -SJ 1072
  4. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1072
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-97

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

36–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 1

Excused · 1

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

115–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 115 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 115

Not voting · 4

Returning Messages · Full Senate

37–0
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Health Policy Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

Not voting · 1

 9–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 24

Not voting · 1

 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.