# Florida HB 989: Licensure of Family Foster Homes Florida HB 989, Licensure of Family Foster Homes, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Gallop Franklin II (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-22 (Chapter No. 2025-63) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB989-2025 - 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 989 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Licensure of Family Foster Homes - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Chapter No. 2025-63 - Sponsor: Gallop Franklin II (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Human Services Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (148 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster licensing for foster parents: benefit, low. Starting October 1, 2025, the Department of Children and Families must adopt rules to streamline licensing for foster parents in good standing who move within Florida. The rules must give their applications priority review, speed up home studies and background checks, and recognize training they co… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gallop Franklin II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Health & Human Services Committee - Cosponsor: Human Services Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-05-22: Chapter No. 2025-63 - 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: 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 531 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 531 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 531 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1174 -SJ 531 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 531 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-10: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-09: CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-09: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-03: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025) (House) - 2025-04-02: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-02: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-02: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-01: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-01: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-01: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-27: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-19: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-19: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-18: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-18: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-18: Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-18: Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-14: Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-03-02: Now in Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-02: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-02: Referred to Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-24: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-10-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/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/2025/989/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/989/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-HB989-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).