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CS/CS/SB 304: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Sharief ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Rouson ; Gaetz ; Collins ; Bernard ; Smith ; Davis

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse when evaluating certain reports; authorizing, under a certain circumstance, a parent or legal custodian from whom a child was removed to request specified examinations of the child, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/17/2025 Senate • Filed
2/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
3/13/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2025 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building