S7018Introduced in the Senate
Child Welfare
Introduced by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Renaming the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program as the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Program; requiring the department's Office of Continuing Care to develop certain cohorts within specified regions, collaborate with certain organizations and recruit mentors and organizations, and provide eligible former foster youth with internship placement opportunities; requiring the Office of Continuing Care to develop trauma-informed training for mentors of certain former foster youth which meets certain requirements, etc.
Where it stands
Died in Messages
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#16 · February 26, 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
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Mayfield | 32 | Yes |
| LaVon Bracy Davis | 40 | Yes |
| Don Gaetz | 1 | Yes |
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Corey Simon | 3 | Yes |
| Clay Yarborough | 4 | Yes |
| Tracie Davis | 5 | Yes |
| Jennifer Bradley | 6 | Yes |
| Tom Leek | 7 | Yes |
| Tommy Wright | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Filed
Referred to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
Introduced
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Now in Appropriations
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
Read 2nd time
Read 3rd time
Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Immediately certified
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