CS/HB 949: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Salzman

Child Welfare; Revises definition of term "harm" to provide that exposure of child to controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent; revises definition of term "neglect" to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/11/2026 05:27 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1002 (c1) by Gaetz Child Welfare Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Similar

• Analyses (1)

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  • Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   2/11/2026

• Citations - Statute (13)

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  39.01	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  39.521	Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.	Page 4 (pdf)
  39.6012	Case plan tasks; services.	Page 7 (pdf)
  39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 8 (pdf)
  61.13	Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court.	Page 9 (pdf)
  61.401	Appointment of guardian ad litem.	Page 13 (pdf)
  61.402	Qualifications of guardians ad litem.	Page 14 (pdf)
  390.01114	Parental Notice of and Consent for Abortion Act.	Page 14 (pdf)
  393.067	Facility licensure.	Page 15 (pdf)
  744.309	Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward.	Page 16 (pdf)
  984.03	Definitions.	Page 17 (pdf)
  985.155	Neighborhood restorative justice.	Page 18 (pdf)
  1001.42	Powers and duties of district school board.	Page 18 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/5/2026	H	• Filed
  1/12/2026	H	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/9/2026	H	• PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  2/11/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/12/2026	H	• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Health & Human Services Committee