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IntroducedDec 23, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Florida Senate Bill
Child Welfare; Revising the definition of the term “harm” to provide that exposure of a child to a controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent; revising the definition of the term “neglect” to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent, etc.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 25, 2026: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 1002
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairsprimary

Votes
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Now in Rules
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
- Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
- Dec 23, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/28/2026 1:25 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 1:26 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) (2/11/2026 3:20 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 4:54 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/23/2026 10:29 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/24/2026 10:17 PM)
