Florida · Senate Bill 472 · 2025 Regular Session

Education in Correctional Facilities for Professional Licensure

SB 472 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 4, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 22, 2025

What it does

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

Requiring the Correctional Education Program to design and implement a plan, in coordination with the boards of professions regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, or the department when there is no board, for inmates who take certain classes to receive credit towards licensure requirements, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice5–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/27/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  12. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  14. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
  15. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 318
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 318
  18. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 31837–0 vote
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 330
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-68

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 318 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 3, 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

Passage · 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

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 4, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Passed 5–0
Mar 27, 2025 Senate committee CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Keith L. TruenowR Primary sponsor · District 13
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee

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.