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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 325 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates. Primary sponsor: Kim Kendall (Republican), Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 26, 2026): Vetoed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Education and Workforce Development for Inmates; Authorizes DOT to expend certain funds for all workforce development programs, rather than only construction workforce development programs; authorizes department to provide grants to private educational providers to use for certain certification & training opportunities; requires certification & training opportunities to include training for specified commercial driver licenses to certain inmates; provides eligibility; authorizes department to use workforce development funds for certain certification & training opportunities; requires Correctional Education Program under DOC to annually submit report to Secretary of Corrections with specified information; authorizes Correctional Education Program to implement career & technical education program in which certain inmates can earn specified commercial driver licenses; provides eligibility; authorizes inmate to be transported in or to operate state-owned vehicle under certain circumstances; requires certified correctional officer to be present during such transport or operation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim KendallPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Careers & Workforce SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Education & Employment CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Nan CobbCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor
  2. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  3. Ordered enrolled
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Read 2nd time
  8. Substituted for SB 1300
  9. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  10. Withdrawn from Rules
  11. Received
  12. Referred to Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source