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IntroducedSep 26, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations ; Provides exception to requirement that DCF immediately forward certain allegations to law enforcement agency; requires such allegations to be immediately forwarded to law enforcement agency upon completion of department's investigation; requires child protective investigator to inform subject of investigation of certain duty; requires Child Protection Teams to consult with licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with pediatric experience when evaluating certain reports; provides for medical evaluation of abused, abandoned, or neglected children; authorizes parent or legal custodian of child who is subject of protective investigation or shelter order to request specified evaluations or examinations of child within specified timeframe; requires that certain evaluations or examinations be paid for by parent or legal custodian making request or as otherwise covered by insurance; requires physician or advanced practice registered nurse who performed certain medical evaluations or examinations to submit written report to department & certain persons within specified timeframe; requires department to immediately convene case staffing with specified persons; requires certain records be provided to department within specified timeframe.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 26, 2026: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 47
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Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Judiciary Committee
- Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Oct 07, 2025 | House
- Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- Sep 26, 2025 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
- H 47 FiledPDF
- H 47 c1PDF
- H 47 c2PDF
- Committee Strike All Amendment 257053 (Adopted without Objection 1/28/2026) -- BartlemanPDF
- Committee Strike All Amendment 785203 (Withdrawn Prior to Consideration 2/9/2026) -- BartlemanPDF
- Committee Strike All Amendment 129413 (Adopted without Objection 2/10/2026) -- BartlemanPDF
- Floor Amendment 691295 () -- BartlemanPDF

