CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 765: Child Care and Early Learning Services
GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Budget Committee ; Student Academic Success Subcommittee ; Human Services Subcommittee ; McFarland ; Basabe ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; López, J. ; Rizo ; Valdés
Child Care and Early Learning Services ; Revises minimum standards for child care facility licensing; removes provisions requiring family day care homes & large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, operations of large family child care homes; prohibits insurers from denying, cancelling, & refusing to renew policy for residential property insurance on basis that policyholders or applicants operate large family child care homes; revises requirements for certain prekindergarten curricula; establishes review & approval process for such curricula; creates Florida Child Care Fund; requires DOE direct-support organization to administer fund; requires that funds from state sources & interest earnings be accounted separately; provides for use of funds; provides for establishment & administration of Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition under specified circumstance.
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/5/2026 | House |
• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/26/2026 | House |
• Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/28/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/2/2026 | House |
• Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee |
| 2/3/2026 | House |
• Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/5/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee |
| 2/6/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 2/9/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Budget Committee |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Added to Budget Committee agenda |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Budget Committee |
| 2/17/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Budget Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 2/18/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee |
| 2/20/2026 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 2/24/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee |
| 2/25/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 4) |
| 2/26/2026 | House |
• Added to Second Reading Calendar |
