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IntroducedOct 15, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Parental Rights; Requires parental consent for minor's treatment for certain diseases; revises informed consent requirements; requires consent from parent or guardian for certain services provided by mobile response team; revises responsibility for cost of substance abuse services, confidentiality requirements, & requirements for voluntary admission for substance abuse impairment services; requires school district to provide parents with specified information before district administers certain questionnaires or forms to students; requires school district to give parent opportunity to opt his or her student out of such questionnaire or form; revises exceptions for certain parental rights; creates parental right to review, inspect, & consent to survey or questionnaire provided to parent's minor child; creates parental right to know certain information about survey or questionnaire at time of consent; creates parental right to consent in writing to use of biofeedback device on parent's minor child; defines "biofeedback device"; requires that results from use of such device be provided to parent; requires that such results be held as confidential medical record; revises exceptions for specified requirements of parental consent.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 06, 2026: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Feb 10, 2026 09:00am
Sumner Hall (404 HOB)
Summary
Comments on HB 173
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Actions
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Oct 21, 2025 | House
- Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Oct 15, 2025 | House
- Filed
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