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type: "Bill"
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title: "Early Learning and Early Grade Success"
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description: "Early Learning and Early Grade Success; Deleting the Office of Early Learning from within the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice of the Department of Education; establishing the Division of Early Learning within the department; revising approved child care or early education settings for the placement of certain children; revising the requirements of the Gold Seal Quality Care program; requiring students enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to participate in a specified screening and progress monitoring program; revising early learning coalition responsibilities and duties; authorizing certain students who enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to receive intensive reading interventions using specified funds, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 419"
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citation: "Florida HB 419 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["executive branch", "taxation and finance"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-10"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 68
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2021-01-25"
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last_action: "2021-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2273f081-507c-4531-8756-475e0dceceb2"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "722de1dea9e1de4e6f134c313dfcb8b32c79754caeec090c886bf307babbaf1e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 419 (2021) — Early Learning and Early Grade Success
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Early Learning and Early Grade Success; Deleting the Office of Early Learning from within the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice of the Department of Education; establishing the Division of Early Learning within the department; revising approved child care or early education settings for the placement of certain children; revising the requirements of the Gold Seal Quality Care program; requiring students enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to participate in a specified screening and progress monitoring program; revising early learning coalition responsibilities and duties; authorizing certain students who enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to receive intensive reading interventions using specified funds, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-10.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 419 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 419 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 419 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 419 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 419 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/BillText/e2/PDF)
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6. **H 419 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/419/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Education & Employment Committee) — **20–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Education and Employment Committee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-25** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-01** Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-03** Favorable by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-03** Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-03** Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-11** Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-03-15** Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-15** Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-15** Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-26** Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-03-30** Favorable with CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-31** Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-31** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-03-31** CS Filed
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- **2021-03-31** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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- **2021-04-02** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-02** Now in Education & Employment Committee
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- **2021-04-13** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
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- **2021-04-15** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
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- **2021-04-15** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
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- **2021-04-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-04-15** CS Filed
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- **2021-04-15** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
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- **2021-04-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 976555 filed
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 618733 filed
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 976555 withdrawn
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- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 618733 adopted
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-21** Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 547565 filed
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 817341 filed
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 681905 filed
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 249563 filed
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 409919 filed
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 920103 filed
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- **2021-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment 409919 adopted
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment 249563 adopted
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment 920103 adopted
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment 681905 adopted
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment 547565 adopted
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment 817341 adopted
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- **2021-04-22** CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-22** In Messages
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- **2021-04-22** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-22** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-04-22** Received
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- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/SB 1282
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- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-26** In Messages
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- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
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- **2021-05-03** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-05-04** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-06** Chapter No. 2021-10; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7011 (Ch. 2021-9)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2273f081-507c-4531-8756-475e0dceceb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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