HB 325 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Education and Workforce Development for Inmates

Summary

Education and Workforce Development for Inmates; Authorizes DOT to expend certain funds for all workforce development programs, rather than only construction workforce development programs; authorizes department to provide grants to private educational providers to use for certain certification & training opportunities; requires certification & training opportunities to include training for specified commercial driver licenses to certain inmates; provides eligibility; authorizes department to use workforce development funds for certain certification & training opportunities; requires Correctional Education Program under DOC to annually submit report to Secretary of Corrections with specified information; authorizes Correctional Education Program to implement career & technical education program in which certain inmates can earn specified commercial driver licenses; provides eligibility; authorizes inmate to be transported in or to operate state-owned vehicle under certain circumstances; requires certified correctional officer to be present during such transport or operation.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Vetoed

Jun 2026

Introduced Nov 4, 2025 Vetoed Jun 26, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

H 325 c2 → H 325 er · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been transitioned from a Committee Substitute version to the Enrolled version, which is the final form signed into law. The changes are primarily technical, updating the document status to 'Enrolled' and adding '2026 Legislature' to the header to reflect its official enactment. No substantive policy changes regarding education, funding, or inmate eligibility are present in this diff.

TECHNICAL

The document status was changed from 'CS/CS' (Committee Substitute) to 'ENROLLED', indicating the bill has completed the legislative process and is ready for execution.

The header now includes '2026 Legislature' to specify the legislative session in which the bill was enacted.

The specific bill identifier was updated from 'hb325-02-c2' to 'hb325 -02-er' to match the new Enrolled status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 26, 2026

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

legislature

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Nov 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Nov 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Nov 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors