FL SB 560
deadChild Welfare
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 560 pass?
No. FL SB 560 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages
What is FL SB 560 about?
Child Welfare; Providing that a new medical report relating to the provision of psychotropic medication to a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families may be required only under certain circumstances; requiring the department and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations and meet at least quarterly for a specified purpose; requiring a physician to provide to a pharmacy a copy of certain documentation, rather than a signed attestation, with certain prescriptions, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 560?
Garcia, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL SB 560.
Description
Child Welfare; Providing that a new medical report relating to the provision of psychotropic medication to a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families may be required only under certain circumstances; requiring the department and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations and meet at least quarterly for a specified purpose; requiring a physician to provide to a pharmacy a copy of certain documentation, rather than a signed attestation, with certain prescriptions, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Messages
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Garciaprimary
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairsprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary
- Rulesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Messages
failure
2026-03-04
In Messages
2026-03-04
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-02
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
2026-02-25
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-25
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-25
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-24
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2026-02-19
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
2026-02-16
Now in Rules
2026-02-16
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-12
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-22
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
2026-01-22
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-01-22
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
2026-01-22
Original reference(s) removed: Health Policy
2026-01-20
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-20
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2026-01-15
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-09
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
referral-committee
2025-11-18
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-20 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Harrell: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Simon: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-12 · 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
2026-02-24 · pass · 23-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Berman: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: other
Third Reading
2026-03-04 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
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