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CS/CS/SB 1546: Background Screening of Athletic Coaches

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Grall

Background Screening of Athletic Coaches; Revising the date upon which certain background screenings of athletic coaches must be conducted, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/1/2025 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Rules
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/13/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/18/2025 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/19/2025 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    4/3/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
    4/9/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
    4/16/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 436
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 436
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 436
    • Immediately certified -SJ 444
    4/16/2025 House • In Messages
    4/28/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/29/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 746405 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
    4/29/2025 Senate • In returning messages
    5/1/2025 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (746405) -SJ 1072
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1072
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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  • CS/CS/SB 1546, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2025 at 5:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 431 Background Screening of Athletic Coaches Trabulsy, Hunschofsky Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1546

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1546, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/1/2025 at 5:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 431 Background Screening of Athletic Coaches Trabulsy, Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1546

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1546, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/9/2025 at 11:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 431 Background Screening of Athletic Coaches Trabulsy, Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1546

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    746405 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Trabulsy 4/28/2025
    8:51 PM
    Senate: Concurred
    5/1/2025
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2025 2:42 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/29/2025 12:36 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2025 2:48 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1546, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/3/2025 at 8:36 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 431 Background Screening of Athletic Coaches Trabulsy, Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1546

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    396786 - Amendment
    Delete lines 29 - 30 and insert:
    Rules
    (Grall)
    4/7/2025
    2:46 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2025
    Web Page
    PDF
    813550 - Amendment
    Delete lines 36 - 64 and insert:
    Rules
    (Grall)
    4/7/2025
    8:57 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 24 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1546, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2025 at 12:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 431 Background Screening of Athletic Coaches Trabulsy, Hunschofsky Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1546

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    972212 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Grall)
    3/31/2025
    1:27 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 645826 - Amendment to Amendment (972212)
    Delete line 52 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Grall)
    4/1/2025
    8:33 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/18/2025 3:30 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities. Page 1 (pdf)

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