FloridaChild Welfare
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in MessagesDied
- Mar 5In Messages
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Mar 5Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 5Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 2Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
- Feb 25Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 24Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 12Now in Rules
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0Minor
- Feb 9On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 29CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
- Jan 28Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Jan 28Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
- Jan 28Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
- Jan 28Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Jan 27CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; RulesMinor
- 2025
- Dec 23FiledIntroduced