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H0565Introduced in the House

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Passed

Introduced by Health & Human Services Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Revises definition of term "developmental disability"; defines "Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome"; requires level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities & adult day training programs; requires agency to contract with state university to develop & administer certain surveys; provides requirements for such surveys; requires state university to submit certain report to agency by specified date; requires agency to conduct public hearings on specified information; conduct or contract for gap analysis for specified purposes; identify core competencies & performance metrics & make recommendations for standardizing assessments; & submit certain report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-129

June 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 · March 9, 2026

37

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Debbie Mayfield32Yes
LaVon Bracy Davis40Yes
Don Gaetz1Yes
Jay Trumbull2Yes
Corey Simon3Yes
Clay Yarborough4Yes
Tracie Davis5Yes
Jennifer Bradley6Yes
Tom Leek7Yes
Tommy Wright8Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  4. Now in Human Services Subcommittee

  5. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  6. PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda

  7. Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee

  8. Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee

  9. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  10. CS Filed

  11. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  12. Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  13. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  14. Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  15. Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda

  16. Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  17. Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  18. Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  19. PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  20. Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

  21. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  22. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  23. CS Filed

  24. Bill referred to House Calendar

  25. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  26. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  27. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  30. Read 3rd time

  31. CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

  32. In Messages

  33. Referred to Rules

  34. Received

  35. Withdrawn from Rules

  36. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  37. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 794

  38. Read 2nd time

  39. Read 3rd time

  40. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  41. In Messages

  42. Ordered enrolled

  43. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  44. Approved by Governor

  45. Chapter No. 2026-129

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