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FL SB 306

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Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 306 pass?

No. FL SB 306 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

What is FL SB 306 about?

Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Citing this act as the “Fostering with Dignity Act”; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 306?

Berman is the primary sponsor of FL SB 306, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Citing this act as the “Fostering with Dignity Act”; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bermanprimary
  • Garciacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2025-11-17

    Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-10-28

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/306/ByCategory

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