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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 989: Licensure of Family Foster Homes

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 989 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Licensure of Family Foster Homes. Primary sponsor: Gallop Franklin (Democratic), Human Services Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee. It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-63.

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.

Licensure of Family Foster Homes ; Requires DCF to adopt rules to streamline licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requires such rules to include priority review of applications, expedited home studies & background checks, & recognition of prior foster parent training coursework.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gallop FranklinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Human Services SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Health & Human Services CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
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. 2025-63
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1174
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Rules
  12. Received

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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