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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 809: School Social Workers

Enacted Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 809 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School Social Workers. Primary sponsor: Lopez, V., Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-62.

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.

School Social Workers; Provides that persons employed as school social workers are exempt from specified educator certification requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lopez, V.Primary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Christine HunschofskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Gallop FranklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Lauren MeloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Dana TrabulsyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
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. Chapter No. 2025-62
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for CS/SB 1150
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Rules
  12. Received

Showing 12 most recent of 39 actions. Full history

Sources

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