CS/SB 738: Child Care and Early Learning Providers

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Burton

Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Exempting public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel; requiring a county commission to affirm annually certain decisions; expanding the types of providers to be considered when developing and implementing a plan to eliminate duplicative and unnecessary inspections, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/30/2025 03:53 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 47 (c3) by Health Care Budget Subcommittee Child Care and Early Learning Providers Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 738	Compare
  H 7033 (e1) by Budget Committee Taxation Last Action: 4/25/2025 S Received	Compare

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  170.201	Special assessments.	Page 2 [pdf]
  402.305	Licensing standards; child care facilities.	Page 3 [pdf]
  402.306	Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care.	Page 11 [pdf]
  402.3115	Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections.	Page 12 [pdf]
  402.316	Exemptions.	Page 13 [pdf]
  1002.59	Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses.	Page 14 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/13/2025	S	• Filed
  2/25/2025	S	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/7/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
  3/12/2025	S	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  3/14/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  3/18/2025	S	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
  3/21/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  3/26/2025	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  3/28/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  4/2/2025	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4/21/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  4/23/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 480 • Read 3rd time -SJ 480 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
  4/23/2025	H	• In Messages
  4/29/2025	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4/30/2025	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  4/30/2025	S	• Ordered enrolled