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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 825: Paid Parental Leave

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 825 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Paid Parental Leave. Primary sponsor: Fentrice Driskell (Democratic), Rita Harris (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee.

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.

Paid Parental Leave; Requires state to provide paid parental leave to certain employees for specified period of time; prohibits state from requiring that employee use his or her annual or sick leave for paid parental leave; provides that employee is entitled to accumulate specified benefits during such leave; prohibits state from refusing to grant such leave.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fentrice DriskellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rita HarrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43

“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. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

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