Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H555: Local Licensing of Home Caregivers
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes counties & municipalities to license home caregivers within their jurisdictions.
What the bill says
An act relating to local licensing of home caregivers; creating s. 163.212, F.S.; authorizing counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their jurisdictions; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, November 25, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to local licensing of home caregivers; creating s. 163.212, F.S.; authorizing counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their jurisdictions; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 163.212, Florida Statutes, is created and incorporated into part I of chapter 163, Florida Statutes, to read: 163.212 Authorized local licensing of occupations.--In accordance with s. 163.211(2)(b), a county or municipality may, within its jurisdiction, license a home caregiver. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. words underlined are additions. hb555-00
Sponsors
- Skidmore, Kelly (D, HD-092) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H555?
- H555 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Local Licensing of Home Caregivers.
- What does H555 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to local licensing of home caregivers; creating s. 163.212, F.S.; authorizing counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their jurisdictions; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H555?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H555?
- Skidmore, Kelly (D, HD-092), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H555?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/555
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