Florida · Senate Bill 7012 · 2025 Regular Session

Child Welfare

SB 7012 Sponsored by Fiscal Policy, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 1, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 25, 2025

What it does

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

Child Welfare ; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to maintain copies of certain assessments and tools used to assess children for certain placement; removing authority for the department to grant exemptions from working with children or the developmentally disabled; subject to an appropriation, requiring the department to develop a child protective investigator and case manager recruitment program…

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Child Welfare ; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to maintain copies of certain assessments and tools used to assess children for certain placement; removing authority for the department to grant exemptions from working with children or the developmentally disabled; subject to an appropriation, requiring the department to develop a child protective investigator and case manager recruitment program for a specified purpose; subject to an appropriation and beginning on a specified date, requiring the department to develop a 4-year pilot program for treatment foster care; specifying that incentives provided to state employees for participating in research or evaluation with the Florida Institute for Child Welfare do not violate certain laws or require certain reporting, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 30 earlier steps
  1. SenateSubmitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. SenateSubmitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  4. SenateFiled
  5. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  6. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/13/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  7. SenateIntroduced
  8. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
  12. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 236
  14. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 236
  15. SenateCS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
  16. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 242
  17. HouseIn Messages
  18. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  19. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  20. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  21. HouseRead 2nd time
  22. HouseAmendment 646549 adopted
  23. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  24. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  25. HouseRead 3rd time
  26. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  27. SenateIn returning messages
  28. SenateAmendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (451310) -SJ 1088
  29. SenateConcurred in House amendment(s) as amended (646549) -SJ 1092
  30. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1092
  1. HouseIn Messages
  2. HouseSenate Message List
  3. HouseAmendment 451310 Concur
  4. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-186

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 13, 2025 Senate committee CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • CF Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 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.