Florida Senate Bill 1560

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-02-19 - Withdrawn from further consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requiring that specific needs of a high-acuity child be considered when determining a child's best interest; revising the role of and services provided by a Child Protection Team; providing for the placement of a high-acuity child; revising the goals of multidisciplinary teams; revising the participants in a multidisciplinary team; requiring a licensed health care professional to perform a medical screening for certain conditions on a child who is removed from the home and maintained in an out-of-home placement, etc.

Medical Placement for High-acuity Children

Sen. Corey Simon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-19	Senate	Withdrawn from further consideration
2026-02-19	Senate	Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2026-02-11	Senate	Pending withdrawal
2026-01-22	Senate	Introduced
2026-01-16	Senate	Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2026-01-09	Senate	Filed

H475 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	01375		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	302		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	303		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	4021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	4022		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	407		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	4078		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	523		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	6012		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	6013		Amended Code	See Bill Text
391	025		Amended Code	See Bill Text
391	029		Amended Code	See Bill Text
393	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	495		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	145		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	166		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	906		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	986		Amended Code	See Bill Text
934	255		Amended Code	See Bill Text
960	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
984	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1560
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1560/BillText/Filed/HTML