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Senate Committee References (3)
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Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships H 949 (c1) by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Child Welfare
Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Health & Human Services CommitteeSimilar -
Analyses (4)
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Committee Votes (2)
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Date Version Committee Result 2/12/2026 2:30 PM S 1002 Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/24/2026 12:00 PM S 1002 Rules 22 Yeas - 1 Nays -
Floor Votes (1)
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Date Chamber Result 3/5/2026 11:27 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays -
Citations - Statute (11)
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The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 4 (pdf) 39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 6 (pdf) 39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights. Page 7 (pdf) 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 7 (pdf) 61.401 Appointment of guardian ad litem. Page 11 (pdf) 61.402 Qualifications of guardians ad litem. Page 12 (pdf) 390.01114 Parental Notice of and Consent for Abortion Act. Page 12 (pdf) 744.309 Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward. Page 13 (pdf) 984.03 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 14 (pdf) -
Bill History
S = Senate, H = House
12/23/2025 S • Filed
1/7/2026 S • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 S • Introduced
1/22/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/27/2026 S • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 S • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
1/29/2026 S • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
2/9/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/12/2026 S • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/19/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2026 S • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
2/25/2026 S • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/2/2026 S • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
3/5/2026 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 592
• Read 3rd time -SJ 592
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 592
3/5/2026 H • In Messages
3/13/2026 H • Died in Messages
CS/SB 1002: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Gaetz
Child Welfare; Revising the definition of the term “harm” to provide that exposure of a child to a controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent; revising the definition of the term “neglect” to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent, etc.
Current Bill Version Posted: 1/28/2026 01:55 PM