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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 851: Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel

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 851 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel. Primary sponsor: Rob Long (Democratic), Student Academic Success Subcommittee. It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-109.

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.

Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel; Requires certain professional learning systems to provide at least one autism-specific professional learning opportunity.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob LongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Student Academic Success SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
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. 2026-109
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
  7. Receded from 1 amendment(s) (354086)
  8. In returning messages
  9. Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede
  10. Amendment 354086 Refuse to Concur
  11. Added to Senate Message List
  12. In Messages

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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