Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session
Florida SB 794
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jones (Democratic)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Cosponsors (1)
- Garcia (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary
Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Requiring level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities and adult day training programs; providing background screening requirements for such employees; requiring the agency to solicit input and conduct publicly noticed hearings for a specified purpose in each service region; requiring the agency to use certain information to identify certain core competencies and performance metrics and make recommendations for standardizing assessments, etc.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Favorable | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
Actions
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 565 (Ch. 2026-129) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Substituted CS/CS/HB 565 - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26 - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Dec 16, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy - Dec 8, 2025 · Senate
Filed