Florida House Bill 47

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on March 5 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-05 - Ordered enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring such allegations to be immediately forwarded to a law enforcement agency upon completion of the department's investigation; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with certain experience when evaluating certain reports; requiring the physician or advanced practice registered nurse who performed certain medical examinations to submit a written report to the department and certain persons within a specified timeframe, etc.

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

House Health & Human Services Committee	House Human Services Subcommittee	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]	Rep. Patt Maney [R]
Rep. James Buchanan [R]	Rep. Daryl Campbell [D]	Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]
Rep. Anne Gerwig [R]	Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Jim Mooney [R]
Rep. Bill Partington [R]	Rep. Allison Tant [D]	Rep. Debra Tendrich [D]	Rep. Dana Trabulsy [R]
Rep. Marie Woodson [D]

2026-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#656 (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Human Services Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-05	House	Ordered enrolled
2026-03-05	House	In Messages
2026-03-05	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0
2026-03-05	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-03-05	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-03-05	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 42
2026-03-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-05	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2026-03-03	Senate	Received
2026-03-03	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-03-03	Senate	In Messages
2026-03-03	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
2026-03-03	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-03	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-03	House	Amendment 691295 adopted
2026-03-03	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-26	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
2026-02-12	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-12	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-11	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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 Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-10	House	Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-06	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-02-03	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-03	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-03	House	Favorable by Judiciary Committee
2026-01-30	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-30	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-01-30	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-01-30	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2026-01-30	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-01-29	House	CS Filed
2026-01-29	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-29	House	Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
2026-01-28	House	Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
2026-01-26	House	Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-10-07	House	Now in Human Services Subcommittee
2025-10-07	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2025-10-07	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-10-07	House	Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
2025-09-26	House	Filed

S42 (Same As) 2026-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 47

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	301		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	303		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	304		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	057		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Amendment/257053/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Amendment/691295/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Analyses/h0047.HSS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Analyses/h0047a.HSS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Analyses/h0047b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Analyses/h0047c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Analyses/h0047d.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Analyses/h0047e.HHS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75669&IsPCB=0&BillId=82587
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75879&IsPCB=0&BillId=82587
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76289&IsPCB=0&BillId=82587
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Vote/HouseVote_h00047c2656.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/Vote/SenateVote_h00047e1004.PDF