Florida House Bill 173

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Introduced on October 15 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Parental Rights

Rep. Kim Kendall [R]	Rep. Shane Abbott [R]	Rep. Yvette Benarroch [R]	Rep. Robert Brackett [R]
Rep. Monique Miller [R]	Rep. Bill Partington [R]	Rep. Rachel Plakon [R]	Rep. Kevin Steele [R]
Rep. Brad Yeager [R]

2026-02-17 - House - House Education & Employment Committee (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 19 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died on Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-17	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-17	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-17	House	Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-17	House	Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-13	House	Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2026-02-10	House	Now in Education & Employment Committee
2026-02-10	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-10	House	Favorable by Judiciary Committee
2026-02-06	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-01-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-01-28	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2026-01-27	House	Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
2026-01-23	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-10-21	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2025-10-21	House	Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2025-10-21	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-10-21	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2025-10-15	House	Filed

S166 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Education Pre-K - 12

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1001	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1014	04		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1014	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
381	0051		Amended Code	See Bill Text
384	30		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	459		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	4784		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	495		Amended Code	See Bill Text
397	431		Amended Code	See Bill Text
397	501		Amended Code	See Bill Text
397	601		Amended Code	See Bill Text
408	813		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	072		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/BillText/Filed/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/Analyses/h0173.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/Analyses/h0173a.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/Analyses/h0173b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/Analyses/h0173c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/Analyses/h0173d.EEC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/173/Analyses/h0173e.EEC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75543&IsPCB=0&BillId=82703
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76213&IsPCB=0&BillId=82703
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76664&IsPCB=0&BillId=82703