2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0304: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

Legislative Summary

Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse when evaluating certain reports; authorizing, under a certain circumstance, a parent or legal custodian from whom a child was removed to request specified examinations of the child, etc.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Filed
Senate
2/3/2025
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Senate
3/13/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/14/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/18/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
3/26/2025
CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (118860)
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/9/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/9/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #118860

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #826378

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#32
4/9/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/1/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
3/25/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
3/12/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/9/202520.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202520.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/202521.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/20256.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025283.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025284.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025283.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025285.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025224.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025209.7 KB