FL SB 42
died on adjournmentSpecific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 42 pass?
No. FL SB 42 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 47 (Ch. 2026-165)
What is FL SB 42 about?
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with specified pediatric experience when evaluating certain reports; authorizing a parent or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of certain orders to request specified medical examinations of the child within a specified timeframe, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 42?
Sharief, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy are the primary sponsors of FL SB 42, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with specified pediatric experience when evaluating certain reports; authorizing a parent or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of certain orders to request specified medical examinations of the child within a specified timeframe, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-05 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 47 (Ch. 2026-165)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Shariefprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary
- Fiscal Policyprimary
- Garciacosponsor
- Rousoncosponsor
- Bernardcosponsor
- Grallcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-05
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 47 (Ch. 2026-165)
deferral
2026-03-05
Substituted CS/CS/HB 47
2026-03-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
2026-03-04
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-03
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2026-03-03
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-03-02
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2026-02-25
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-24
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
2026-02-23
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-20
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-18
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-13
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-13
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-01-12
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-05
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2025-10-06
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-09-08
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-12 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Harrell: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Simon: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-18 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Brodeur: yes
- Burton: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Davis: yes
- Trumbull: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-03-02 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Avila: other
- Gruters: other
Related bills
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