Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H933: Children's Initiatives
Status: Passed one chamber, March 11, 2026
Establishes Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative in Bay County & Pompano RYZE Children's Initiative in Broward County; provides for projects to be managed by corporations not for profit that are not subject to control, supervision, or direction by any department of state; requires corporations to be subject to state public records & meeting requirements & procurement of commodities & contractual services requirements; requires designated children's initiatives to assist in creation of community-based service networks & programming that provides certain services for children & families residing in disadvantaged areas of state; provides for evaluation, fiscal management, & oversight of projects.
What the bill says
An act relating to children's initiatives; amending s. 409.147, F.S.; establishing the Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative in Bay County and the Pompano RYZE Children's Initiative in Broward County; providing for the projects to be managed by not-forprofit corporations; declaring that the initiatives are subject to state public records and meeting requirements and procurement of commodities and contractual services requirements…
From the introduced text, December 29, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to children's initiatives; amending s. 409.147, F.S.; establishing the Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative in Bay County and the Pompano RYZE Children's Initiative in Broward County; providing for the projects to be managed by not-forprofit corporations; declaring that the initiatives are subject to state public records and meeting requirements and procurement of commodities and contractual services requirements; requiring designated children's initiatives to assist in the creation of community-based service networks and programming that provides certain services for children and families residing in disadvantaged areas of this state; providing for evaluation, fiscal management, and oversight of the projects; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Present subsection (14) of section 409.147, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (16) and amended, and new subsections (14) and (15) are added to that section, to read: 409.147 Florida Children's Initiatives.-- words underlined are additions. hb933-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 933 2026 (14) THE BAY COUNTY 32401 CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE.-- (a) There is created within Bay County a project called the Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative managed by an entity organized as a not-for-profit corporation registered, incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with chapter 617 and this section. Public policy dictates that the Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative operate in …
Sponsors
- Rosenwald, Mitch (D, HD-098) · primary sponsor
- Bartleman, Robin (D, HD-103)
- Griffitts, Griff (R, HD-006)
- LaMarca, Chip (R, HD-100)
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1022 (Ch. 2026-100)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : Bill released to House Calendar
- : Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- : Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
- : Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- : Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- : Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
Votes
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Human Services Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Human Services Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H933?
- H933 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Children's Initiatives.
- What does H933 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to children's initiatives; amending s. 409.147, F.S.; establishing the Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative in Bay County and the Pompano RYZE Children's Initiative in Broward County; providing for the projects to be managed by not-forprofit corporations; declaring that the initiatives are subject to state public records and meeting requirements and procurement of commodities and contractual services requirements…
- What is the status of H933?
- Passed one chamber as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1022 (Ch. 2026-100) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H933?
- Rosenwald, Mitch (D, HD-098), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H933?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/933
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