Florida · Senate Bill 738 · 2025 Regular Session

Child Care and Early Learning Providers

SB 738 Sponsored by Colleen Burton Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 25, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  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.

Exempting public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel; requiring a county commission to affirm annually certain decisions; expanding the types of providers to be considered when developing and implementing a plan to eliminate duplicative and unnecessary inspections, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 23 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  5. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs6–0 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 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services10–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy17–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 480
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 480
  18. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 48037–0 vote
  19. HouseIn Messages
  20. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  21. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  22. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  23. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-181

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 480 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 23, 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

114–0
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Passed 10–0
Apr 2, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 Passed 17–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Colleen BurtonR Primary sponsor · District 12
  • 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.