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FL SB 996

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Dependent Children

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 996 pass?

No. FL SB 996 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

What is FL SB 996 about?

Dependent Children; Requiring the Department of Children and Families and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations and meet at least quarterly for a specified purpose; requiring the department and each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requiring a caregiver to provide a weekly cash allowance to each child in his or her care beginning when the child attains a certain age; prohibiting a caregiver from withholding a child’s allowance as punishment, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 996?

Rodriguez is the primary sponsor of FL SB 996.

Description

Dependent Children; Requiring the Department of Children and Families and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations and meet at least quarterly for a specified purpose; requiring the department and each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requiring a caregiver to provide a weekly cash allowance to each child in his or her care beginning when the child attains a certain age; prohibiting a caregiver from withholding a child’s allowance as punishment, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rodriguezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

    failure

  2. 2026-02-03

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. 2026-02-03

    Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-01-29

    On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

  5. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  6. 2026-01-07

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

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-12-22

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-03 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Sharief: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: other
    • Rouson: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/996/ByCategory

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