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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 897: Community Rehabilitation Programs

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 897 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Community Rehabilitation Programs. Primary sponsor: Leonard Spencer (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Careers & Workforce 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.

Community Rehabilitation Programs; Provides minimum standards community rehabilitation program must meet to qualify to enter into cooperative agreements with Division of Blind Services to provide certain services; authorizes director of division to temporarily waive certain requirements for certain purposes; provides that community rehabilitation programs that meet specified requirements are considered priority service providers for program funding; authorizes division to enter into cooperative agreements with noncommunity rehabilitation program private vendor; provides requirements for such cooperative agreements; requires Florida Association of Agencies Serving Blind, Inc., to coordinate with division to ensure annual cooperative agreements meet certain needs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leonard SpencerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99

“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 Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Education & Employment Committee
  5. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

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