# Florida SB 614: Public Education of Background Screening Requirements

Florida SB 614, Public Education of Background Screening Requirements, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-28 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 531 (Ch. 2025-118) -SJ 590) (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB614-2025
- As of: 2026-10-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 614
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Public Education of Background Screening Requirements
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 531 (Ch. 2025-118) -SJ 590
- Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (35 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: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Sponsor: Tina Scott Polsky (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-28: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 531 (Ch. 2025-118) -SJ 590 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Substituted CS/CS/HB 531 -SJ 590 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Read 2nd time -SJ 589 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c1, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/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
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/614/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB614-2025 (as of 2026-10-18).