# Florida HB 681: Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding Florida HB 681, Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Lauren Melo (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-16 (Chapter No. 2025-139) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB681-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 681 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-06-16, Chapter No. 2025-139 - Sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Higher Education Budget Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Fiscal Policy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (154 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lauren Melo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Careers & Workforce Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 117 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2025-06-16: Chapter No. 2025-139 - 2025-06-13: Approved by Governor - 2025-06-12: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-24: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 545 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 545 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 545 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Substituted for CS/SB 1458 -SJ 545 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 545 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Referred to Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House) - 2025-04-08: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House) - 2025-04-01: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-01: Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-01: Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-28: Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-26: Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-26: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-25: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-25: Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-21: PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-26: Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-18: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/681/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/681/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/681/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/681/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/681/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/681/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB681-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).