Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 580
       
       
        
       By Senator Harrell
       
       
       
       
       
       31-00793A-26                                           2026580__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to local licensing of home caregivers;
    3         creating s. 163.212, F.S.; authorizing counties and
    4         municipalities to license home caregivers within their
    5         jurisdictions; providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Section 163.212, Florida Statutes, is created
   10  and incorporated into part I of chapter 163, Florida Statutes,
   11  to read:
   12         163.212 Authorized local licensing of occupations.—In
   13  accordance with s. 163.211(2)(b), a county or municipality may,
   14  within its jurisdiction, license a home caregiver.
   15         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.