# Florida SB 954: Certified Recovery Residences

Florida SB 954, Certified Recovery Residences, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Joe Gruters (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-26 (Chapter No. 2025-182) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB954-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 954
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Certified Recovery Residences
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-06-26, Chapter No. 2025-182
- Sponsor: Joe Gruters (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (170 yes, 14 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: Joe Gruters (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Cosponsor: Community Affairs
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 97 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-06-26: Chapter No. 2025-182
- 2025-06-25: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-30: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: CS passed; YEAS 97, NAYS 10 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-24: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 534 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 534 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 533 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 (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 Community Affairs read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/er/PDF)
- c3, 2025-04-22: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c3/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c3/PDF)
- c2, 2025-04-17: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c3 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c3/HTML)
- [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c3/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/954/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-SB954-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
