STATE BILLFL H 565PASSED

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Revises definition of term "developmental disability"; defines "Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome"; requires level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities & adult day training programs; requires agency to contract with state university to develop & administer certain surveys; provides requirements for such surveys; requires state university to submit certain report to agency by specified date; requires agency to conduct public hearings on specified information; conduct or contract for gap analysis for specified purposes; identify core competencies & performance metrics & make recommendations for standardizing assessments; & submit certain report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 12, 2026; 153 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

FL H 565 · PassedJun 12

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Bill details

Last action: Chapter No. 2026-129 · Jun 12, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 12, 2026Chapter No. 2026-129

Jun 11, 2026Approved by Governor

Jun 9, 2026Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

Mar 9, 2026Ordered enrolledHouse

Mar 9, 2026In MessagesHouse

Mar 9, 2026CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0Senate

Mar 9, 2026Read 3rd timeSenate

Mar 9, 2026Read 2nd timeSenate

Show 37 earlier actions

Mar 9, 2026Substituted for CS/CS/SB 794Senate

Mar 9, 2026Placed on Calendar, on 2nd readingSenate

Mar 9, 2026Withdrawn from RulesSenate

Mar 3, 2026ReceivedSenate

Mar 3, 2026Referred to RulesSenate

Mar 3, 2026In MessagesSenate

Mar 3, 2026CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0House

Mar 3, 2026Read 3rd timeHouse

Mar 3, 2026Added to Third Reading CalendarHouse

Mar 3, 2026Read 2nd timeHouse

Feb 26, 2026Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)House

Feb 26, 2026Added to Second Reading CalendarHouse

Feb 25, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)House

Feb 25, 2026Bill referred to House CalendarHouse

Feb 25, 2026CS FiledHouse

Feb 25, 2026Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)House

Feb 25, 2026Reported out of Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Feb 24, 2026Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Feb 20, 2026PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agendaHouse

Feb 16, 2026Now in Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Feb 16, 2026Reported out of Health Care Budget SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 16, 2026Favorable by Health Care Budget SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 12, 2026Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agendaHouse

Feb 6, 2026Now in Health Care Budget SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 6, 2026Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Feb 6, 2026Referred to Health Care Budget SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 4, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)House

Feb 4, 2026CS FiledHouse

Feb 4, 2026Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)House

Feb 4, 2026Reported out of Human Services SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 4, 2026Favorable with CS by Human Services SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 2, 2026PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agendaHouse

Jan 13, 20261st Reading (Original Filed Version)House

Dec 12, 2025Now in Human Services SubcommitteeHouse

Dec 12, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeHouse

Dec 12, 2025Referred to Human Services SubcommitteeHouse

Dec 1, 2025FiledHouse

Recorded votes

House Human Services SubcommitteeFeb 4, 2026 · House · 17 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Health Care Budget SubcommitteeFeb 16, 2026 · House · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Health & Human Services CommitteeFeb 24, 2026 · House · 23 yea · 0 nayPassed

House: Third Reading RCS#655Mar 3, 2026 · House · 110 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate: Third Reading RCS#7Mar 9, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 0 nayPassed

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