FL H0949 | 2026 | Regular Session

Florida House Bill 949

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

Revises definition of term "harm" to provide that exposure of child to controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent; revises definition of term "neglect" to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent.

Title

Child Welfare

Roll Calls

2026-02-11 - House - House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-12	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-12	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-02-12	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-11	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-11	House	CS Filed
2026-02-11	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-11	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-02-11	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-02-09	House	PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-05	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

S1002 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Citation Type	Statute Text
1001	42	Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	01	Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	521	Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	6012	Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	806	Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	01114	Amended Code	See Bill Text
393	067	Amended Code	See Bill Text
61	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
61	401	Amended Code	See Bill Text
61	402	Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	309	Amended Code	See Bill Text
984	03	Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	155	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Florida State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/949
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/949/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/949/BillText/c1/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/949/Analyses/h0949.CIV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76386&IsPCB=1&BillId=83582