# Florida HB 851: Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel Florida HB 851, Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Rob Long (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-109) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB851-2026 - 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 851 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-19 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-109 - Sponsor: Rob Long (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, Education & Employment Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (181 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Annual autism training for Florida school staff: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida school districts must offer at least one autism-specific training opportunity each year. The training is for teachers, other instructional staff, and school-based administrators. Districts must develop it with their assigned Center for Autism and Related Disabilities… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rob Long (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Student Academic Success Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-109 - 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-12: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 855 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Receded from 1 amendment(s) (354086) -SJ 855 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: In returning messages (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 354086 Refuse to Concur (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-05: CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 587 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 587 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Amendment(s) adopted (354086) -SJ 584 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 584 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Substituted for CS/SB 206 -SJ 584 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 584 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-17: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Favorable by Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-12: Now in Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-11: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-11: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-11: Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-09: PCS added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-05: Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Education & Employment Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-19: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/851/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/851/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/851/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/851/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/851/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/851/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [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-HB851-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).