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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education"
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description: "Education; Requiring the department to submit a report to specified parties on a periodic schedule beginning on a specified date; revising requirements for certain child care providers to obtain and maintain a designation as a Gold Seal Quality Care provider, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 443"
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citation: "Florida HB 443 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-102"
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primary_sponsors: ["Valdés"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-01-24"
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last_action: "2023-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a80090d-cdab-4b8c-b931-2d661cdf4fb2"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/443/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "a7b2ffd97fd51c3f867a5fc6792a55b04105e31606837c7806d5fbeef4262a9d"
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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 443 (2023) — Education
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Education; Requiring the department to submit a report to specified parties on a periodic schedule beginning on a specified date; revising requirements for certain child care providers to obtain and maintain a designation as a Gold Seal Quality Care provider, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-102.
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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 443 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/443/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 443 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/443/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 443 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/443/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 443 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/443/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 443 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/443/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **35–4** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Choice & Innovation Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Education & Employment Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Choice & Innovation Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Education & Employment Committee — primary (organization)
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- Valdés — primary (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Plasencia — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-24** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-23** PCS added to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-27** Favorable with CS by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-28** Reported out of Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-28** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-28** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-28** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-29** Original reference removed: PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-29** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29** Now in Education & Employment Committee
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- **2023-04-07** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
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- **2023-04-11** Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-13** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
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- **2023-04-13** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-04-13** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-14** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2023-04-14** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-25** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
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- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-28** Amendment 406423 adopted
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- **2023-04-28** Amendment 031289 adopted
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- **2023-04-28** Amendment 209005 adopted
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- **2023-04-28** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-28** In Messages
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- **2023-04-28** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-28** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-01** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
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- **2023-05-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-05-01** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 986
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- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-01** CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 4 `passage`
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- **2023-05-01** In Messages
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- **2023-05-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-17** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-18** Chapter No. 2023-102
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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/8a80090d-cdab-4b8c-b931-2d661cdf4fb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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