Local Licensing of Home Caregivers

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about required guidelines or requirements for local governments beyond authorizing them to license home caregivers.

Local Licensing of Home Caregivers

This bill allows counties and cities to create rules for licensing people who provide home care services.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new law that lets local governments license home caregivers in their area.

Who It Names or Affects

• Counties and cities in Florida
• Home caregivers who work within county or city limits

Terms To Know

home caregiver

A person who provides care services to individuals at their home.

licensing

The process of giving permission for someone to work in a specific job or profession by issuing a license.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what the licensing requirements will be; these are left up to local governments.
• It is unclear how many counties and cities will choose to implement such programs.

Official Summary Text

Local Licensing of Home Caregivers; Authorizing counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their jurisdictions, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 580

By
Senator Harrell

31-00793A-26 2026580__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to local licensing of home caregivers;
3 creating s. 163.212, F.S.; authorizing counties and
4 municipalities to license home caregivers within their
5 jurisdictions; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Section 163.212, Florida Statutes, is created
10 and incorporated into part I of chapter 163, Florida Statutes,
11 to read:
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163.212

Authorized local licensing of occupations
.—
In

13
accordance with s. 163.211(2)(b), a county or municipality may,

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within its jurisdiction, license a home caregiver.

15 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.