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FL HB 949

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Child Welfare

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 949 pass?

No. FL HB 949 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Health & Human Services Committee

What is FL HB 949 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL HB 949?

Salzman, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 949.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Salzmanprimary
  • Civil Justice & Claims Subcommitteeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Health & Human Services Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-02-12

    Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  3. 2026-02-12

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-12

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  6. 2026-02-11

    CS Filed

    filing

  7. 2026-02-11

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  8. 2026-02-11

    Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  9. 2026-02-11

    Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-09

    PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  11. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  12. 2026-01-12

    Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  13. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-05

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 15-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/949/ByCategory

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