# Florida HB 765: Child Care and Early Learning Services Florida HB 765, Child Care and Early Learning Services, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Fiona McFarland (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-11 (Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB765-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 765 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Child Care and Early Learning Services - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-12 - Last action: 2026-03-11, Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140) - Sponsor: Fiona McFarland (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Appropriation, Human Services Subcommittee, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, Budget Committee, Health & Human Services Committee, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Fiona McFarland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fabián Basabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Budget Committee - Cosponsor: Health & Human Services Committee - Cosponsor: Human Services Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Student Academic Success Subcommittee ## Actions (46) - 2026-03-11: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2026-140) (House) - 2026-03-05: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 4) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-25: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-18: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (House) - 2026-02-17: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-17: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-17: Reported out of Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-16: Favorable with CS by Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Added to Budget Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-09: Now in Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-06: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-06: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-06: Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-02-02: Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-30: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-30: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-30: Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-05: Now in Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-12: Filed (House) ## Bill text - c4, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c4/PDF) - c3, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c3/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [c4 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c4/PDF) - [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c3/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/765/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [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-HB765-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).