• Introduced
    Dec 22, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 996
Florida Senate Bill
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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.
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Senate • Feb 03, 2026: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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  • Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
    • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
  • Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Introduced
  • Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
  • Dec 22, 2025 | Senate
    • Filed
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