HB 795 is sponsored by Woodson, Marie Paule (Democrat), Valdés, Susan L. (Republican), Trabulsy, Dana (Republican), Roth, Plasencia, Susan (Republican), López, Johanna (Democrat), Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat), and Tant, Allison (Democrat).

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Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 795 — Private Instructional Personnel

Last action June 22, 2023 — Chapter No. 2023-281

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 22, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
8 sponsors

1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Private Instructional Personnel; Revises definition of term "private instructional personnel" to include registered behavioral technicians employed by certain providers.

Bill Text

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Action History

June 22, 2023
Chapter No. 2023-281
June 22, 2023
Approved by Governor
June 12, 2023
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
May 02, 2023
Ordered enrolled
May 02, 2023
In Messages
May 02, 2023
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
May 02, 2023
Read 3rd time
May 02, 2023
Read 2nd time
May 02, 2023
Substituted for SB 514
May 02, 2023
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
May 02, 2023
Withdrawn from Rules
April 26, 2023
Received
April 26, 2023
Referred to Rules
April 26, 2023
In Messages
April 26, 2023
Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
April 26, 2023
Read 3rd time
April 25, 2023
Added to Third Reading Calendar
April 25, 2023
Placed on 3rd reading
April 25, 2023
Read 2nd time
April 20, 2023
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
April 19, 2023
Added to Second Reading Calendar
April 19, 2023
Bill released to House Calendar
April 19, 2023
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
April 19, 2023
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
April 17, 2023
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
April 11, 2023
Now in Education & Employment Committee
April 11, 2023
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
April 10, 2023
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
April 06, 2023
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
March 22, 2023
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
March 22, 2023
Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
March 22, 2023
Favorable by Education Quality Subcommittee
March 20, 2023
Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
March 07, 2023
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
February 21, 2023
Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
February 21, 2023
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
February 21, 2023
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
February 21, 2023
Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee
February 14, 2023
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 156 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Tant, Allison Democrat

Co-sponsors (7)

Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat
Valdés, Susan L. Republican
Trabulsy, Dana Republican
Roth
Plasencia, Susan Republican
López, Johanna Democrat
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat

Not signed on (156)

156 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

May 02, 2023

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	21	0	0	1
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
No Party Affiliation	1	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Powell	—	Yea
Baxley	—	Yea
Book	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Hutson	—	Yea
Ingoglia	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Broxson	—	Yea
Collins	—	Yea
Perry	—	Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri"	—	Yea
Berman, Lori	Democrat	Yea
Davis, Tracie	Democrat	Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev"	Democrat	Yea
Osgood, Rosalind	Democrat	Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott	Democrat	Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin	Democrat	Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B.	No Party Affiliation	Yea
Albritton, Ben	Republican	Yea
Boyd, Jim	Republican	Yea
Bradley, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Brodeur, Jason	Republican	Yea
Burgess, Danny	Republican	Yea
Burton, Colleen	Republican	Yea
Calatayud, Alexis	Republican	Yea
DiCeglie, Nick	Republican	Yea
Garcia, Ileana	Republican	Yea
Grall, Erin	Republican	Not Voting
Gruters, Joe	Republican	Yea
Harrell, Gayle	Republican	Yea
Hooper, Ed	Republican	Yea
Martin, Jonathan	Republican	Yea
Mayfield, Debbie	Republican	Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea
Simon, Corey	Republican	Yea
Trumbull, Jay	Republican	Yea
Vacant	Republican	Yea
Wright, Tom A.	Republican	Yea
Yarborough, Clay	Republican	Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

April 26, 2023

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	62	0	0	2
Democrat	28	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	25	0	0	2
Total	115	0	0	4
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (119)

Member	Party	Vote
Altman	—	Yea
Payne	—	Yea
Amesty	—	Yea
Fernandez-Barquin	—	Yea
Rayner-Goolsby	—	Yea
Renner	—	Yea
Roach	—	Yea
Bell	—	Yea
Grant	—	Yea
Rommel	—	Yea
Beltran	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Benjamin	—	Yea
Rudman	—	Yea
Hawkins	—	Yea
Silvers	—	Yea
Killebrew	—	Yea
Stevenson	—	Yea
Temple	—	Yea
Casello	—	Yea
Tomkow	—	Yea
Clemons	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Fine	—	Not Voting
Caruso	—	Not Voting
Lopez, V.	—	Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley	Democrat	Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston	Democrat	Yea
Bartleman, Robin	Democrat	Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon	Democrat	Yea
Campbell, Daryl	Democrat	Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D.	Democrat	Yea
Cross, Lindsay	Democrat	Yea
Daley, Dan	Democrat	Yea
Daniels, Kimberly	Democrat	Yea
Driskell, Fentrice	Democrat	Yea
Dunkley, Lisa	Democrat	Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae"	Democrat	Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V.	Democrat	Yea
Franklin II, Gallop	Democrat	Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola	Democrat	Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike"	Democrat	Yea
Gregory, Emily	Democrat	Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita"	Democrat	Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee"	Democrat	Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes	Democrat	Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine	Democrat	Yea
Joseph, Dotie	Democrat	Yea
López, Johanna	Democrat	Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie"	Democrat	Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone	Democrat	Yea
Skidmore, Kelly	Democrat	Yea
Tant, Allison	Democrat	Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule	Democrat	Yea
Abbott, Shane G.	Republican	Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny"	Republican	Yea
Anderson, Adam	Republican	Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex"	Republican	Yea
Baker, Jessica	Republican	Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug"	Republican	Yea
Barnaby, Webster	Republican	Yea
Basabe, Fabián	Republican	Yea
Berfield, Kimberly	Republican	Yea
Black, Dean	Republican	Yea
Borrero, David	Republican	Yea
Botana, Adam	Republican	Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie"	Republican	Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck"	Republican	Yea
Buchanan, James	Republican	Yea
Busatta, Demi	Republican	Yea
Canady, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Cassel, Hillary	Republican	Yea
Chaney, Linda	Republican	Yea
Duggan, Wyman	Republican	Not Voting
Esposito, Tiffany	Republican	Yea
Fabricio, Tom	Republican	Yea
Garcia, Ileana	Republican	Yea
Garrison, Sam	Republican	Yea
Giallombardo, Mike	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen	Republican	Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy	Republican	Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff"	Republican	Yea
Holcomb, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Jacques, Berny	Republican	Yea
Koster, Traci	Republican	Yea
LaMarca, Chip	Republican	Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom"	Republican	Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy"	Republican	Yea
Maney, Patt	Republican	Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr.	Republican	Yea
McClain, Stan	Republican	Yea
McClure, Lawrence	Republican	Yea
McFarland, Fiona	Republican	Not Voting
Melo, Lauren	Republican	Yea
Michael, Kiyan	Republican	Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim"	Republican	Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby"	Republican	Yea
Perez, Daniel	Republican	Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna	Republican	Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders	Republican	Yea
Plasencia, Susan	Republican	Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos	Republican	Yea
Rizo, Alex	Republican	Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will"	Republican	Yea
Salzman, Michelle	Republican	Yea
Shoaf, Jason	Republican	Yea
Sirois, Tyler I.	Republican	Yea
Smith, David	Republican	Yea
Snyder, John	Republican	Yea
Stark, Paula A.	Republican	Yea
Steele, Kevin M.	Republican	Yea
Trabulsy, Dana	Republican	Yea
Tramont, Chase	Republican	Yea
Truenow, Keith L.	Republican	Yea
Tuck, Kaylee	Republican	Yea
Valdés, Susan L.	Republican	Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael	Republican	Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad"	Republican	Yea

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Favorable (Education & Employment Committee)

April 19, 2023

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	11	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	2
Democrat	3	0	0	0
Total	17	0	0	3
% of votes cast	85%	0%	0%	15%

How each member voted (20)

Member	Party	Vote
Bell	—	Yea
Fine	—	Not Voting
Hawkins	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Not Voting
Williams	—	Yea
Daniels, Kimberly	Democrat	Yea
Franklin II, Gallop	Democrat	Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule	Democrat	Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug"	Republican	Yea
Basabe, Fabián	Republican	Yea
Canady, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Esposito, Tiffany	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen	Republican	Yea
Koster, Traci	Republican	Not Voting
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr.	Republican	Yea
McClain, Stan	Republican	Yea
Melo, Lauren	Republican	Yea
Trabulsy, Dana	Republican	Yea
Tuck, Kaylee	Republican	Yea
Valdés, Susan L.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

April 10, 2023

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	2
Republican	9	0	0	2
Democrat	5	0	0	1
Total	16	0	0	5
% of votes cast	76%	0%	0%	24%

How each member voted (21)

Member	Party	Vote
Amesty	—	Not Voting
Clemons	—	Yea
Fine	—	Yea
Grant	—	Not Voting
Cross, Lindsay	Democrat	Yea
Dunkley, Lisa	Democrat	Not Voting
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae"	Democrat	Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola	Democrat	Yea
Skidmore, Kelly	Democrat	Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule	Democrat	Yea
Anderson, Adam	Republican	Not Voting
Baker, Jessica	Republican	Yea
Koster, Traci	Republican	Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr.	Republican	Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna	Republican	Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders	Republican	Not Voting
Rizo, Alex	Republican	Yea
Salzman, Michelle	Republican	Yea
Snyder, John	Republican	Yea
Trabulsy, Dana	Republican	Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael	Republican	Yea

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Favorable (Education Quality Subcommittee)

March 22, 2023

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	5	0	0	0
Democrat	3	0	0	0
Republican	10	0	0	0
Total	18	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Fine	—	Yea
Tomkow	—	Yea
Beltran	—	Yea
Benjamin	—	Yea
Casello	—	Yea
Daniels, Kimberly	Democrat	Yea
Franklin II, Gallop	Democrat	Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola	Democrat	Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny"	Republican	Yea
Baker, Jessica	Republican	Yea
Berfield, Kimberly	Republican	Yea
Canady, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Garcia, Ileana	Republican	Yea
Giallombardo, Mike	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen	Republican	Yea
Rizo, Alex	Republican	Yea
Trabulsy, Dana	Republican	Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad"	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

education

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 795 do?: Private Instructional Personnel; Revises definition of term "private instructional personnel" to include registered behavioral technicians employed by certain providers.
Who sponsors HB 795?: HB 795 is sponsored by Woodson, Marie Paule (Democrat), Valdés, Susan L. (Republican), Trabulsy, Dana (Republican), Roth, Plasencia, Susan (Republican), López, Johanna (Democrat), Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat), and Tant, Allison (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 795?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 795
Jurisdiction: Florida
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 14, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Tant, Allison

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