Florida · Senate Bill 584 · 2025 Regular Session

Young Adult Housing Support

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 27, 2025

What it does

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

Young Adult Housing Support; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to develop plans for prioritizing the placement of certain students; requiring the Department of Children and Families, community-based care lead agencies, and housing authorities to take any action required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the federal Foster Youth to…

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Young Adult Housing Support; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to develop plans for prioritizing the placement of certain students; requiring the Department of Children and Families, community-based care lead agencies, and housing authorities to take any action required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the federal Foster Youth to Independence initiative and other federal programs and vouchers; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to conduct a study of the barriers to housing faced by young adults who are homeless or were formerly in foster care, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 25 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Education Postsecondary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Education Postsecondary
  5. CommitteeCS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Education Postsecondary5–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeCS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time · Senate Education Postsecondary
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services8–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy17–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  16. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  17. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 481
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 482
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 482
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  24. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  25. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-196

Roll calls

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

Third Reading · Full Senate

38–0
Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

116–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 31, 2025 Senate Education Postsecondary CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 5

Not voting · 2

5–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 2

8–0
Apr 17, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 2

17–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

  • Ileana GarciaR Primary sponsor · District 36
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • EP Education Postsecondary Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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