Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SPB 7018: Child Welfare
Introduced Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SPB 7018 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Welfare. Primary sponsor: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Child Welfare; Renaming the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program as the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Program; requiring the department’s Office of Continuing Care to develop certain cohorts within specified regions, collaborate with certain organizations and recruit mentors and organizations, and provide eligible former foster youth with internship placement opportunities; requiring the Office of Continuing Care to develop trauma-informed training for mentors of certain former foster youth which meets certain requirements, etc.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children, Families, and Elder Affairs | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
- Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs