2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0511: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

Legislative Summary

Provides exception to requirement that DCF immediately forward certain allegations to law enforcement agency; requires child protective investigator to inform subject of investigation of certain duty; requires Child Protection Teams to consult with licensed physician or APRN when evaluating certain reports; authorizes, under certain circumstance, parent or legal custodian from whom child was removed to request specified examinations of child; requires that certain examinations be paid for by parent or legal custodian making request or as otherwise covered by insurance or Medicaid.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Now in Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #154131

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Judiciary Committee
4/8/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Human Services Subcommittee
3/25/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Health And Human Services(House of Representatives)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/8/2025181.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/2025184.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/10/2025154.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/8/2025761.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/5/2025763.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025753.3 KB