# Florida HB 809: School Social Workers Florida HB 809, School Social Workers, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-22 (Chapter No. 2025-62); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB809-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 809 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: School Social Workers - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Chapter No. 2025-62 - Sponsor: Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Education Administration Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (146 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School social workers skip two knowledge tests: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, people employed as school social workers in Florida are exempt from two educator certification requirements. They do not have to show mastery of general knowledge or subject-area knowledge. The law does not remove other certification requirements. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christine Hunschofsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Vicki L. Lopez (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-05-22: Chapter No. 2025-62 - 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-30: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-30: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-30: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 920 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time -SJ 920 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time -SJ 920 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Substituted for CS/SB 1150 -SJ 920 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 920 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-24: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-24: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) (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) - 2025-04-02: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-31: Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-19: Now in Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-17: 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 Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-20: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/809/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/809/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/2025/809/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/809/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-HB809-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).