Florida HB 1287: Child Care Facility Transportation

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HB 1287 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; amending s. 2
448.24, F.S.; prohibiting a labor pool from charging a 3
certain fee to a third-party user if such user 4
directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor 5
pool to register annually with the Department of 6
Commerce; authorizing the department to adopt rules; 7
amending s. 448.25, F.S.; revising the remedies, 8
damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing 9
party in certain actions; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 448.24, Florida 14
Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is added to that 15
section, to read: 16
448.24 Duties and rights.— 17
(6) A No labor pool may not shall restrict the right of a 18
day laborer to accept a permanent position with a third-party 19
user to whom the laborer is referred for temporary work, or to 20
restrict the right of such a third-party user to offer such 21
employment to an employee of the labor pool. If a third-party 22
user directly employs a laborer for work, a labor pool may not 23
charge the third-party user a placement fee However, nothing 24
shall restrict the labor pool from receiving a reasonable 25

HB 1287 2026

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placement fee from the third-party user. 26
(8) A labor pool that is located, operates, or transacts 27
business in this state shall register annually with the 28
Department of Commerce. The department may adopt rules to 29
implement this subsection. 30
Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 448.25, 31
Florida Statutes, to read: 32
448.25 Remedies; damages; costs.— 33
(4) In addition to any damages awarded for an action 34
brought pursuant to this section, the court shall award 35
reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party. 36
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 37