Florida · Senate Bill 1690 · 2026 Regular Session

Child Care and Early Learning Services

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 9, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 12, 2026

What it does

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

Child Care and Early Learning Services; Revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure requirements meet certain minimum requirements…

Read the full title (84 words)

Child Care and Early Learning Services; Revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure requirements meet certain minimum requirements; prohibiting residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, the operations of large family child care homes, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 27 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  5. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs4–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Education Pre-K - 12 · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  8. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  9. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Education Pre-K - 128–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time · Senate Education Pre-K - 12
  13. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
  15. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenateCS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
  19. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
  20. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 546
  21. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (353964) -SJ 546
  22. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 547
  23. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 547
  24. HouseIn Messages
  25. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  26. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  27. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-140

Roll calls

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

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 2

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

111–0
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 111 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 81 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 111

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 4

Not voting · 2

Passed 4–0
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Education Pre-K - 12 CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Passed 8–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Appropriations Appropriations: Favorable with Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 1

Passed 17–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Alexis CalatayudR Primary sponsor · District 38
  • A Appropriations Sponsoring committee
  • EP Education Pre-K - 12 Sponsoring committee
  • CF Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 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.