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
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:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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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
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CS/CS/SB 304, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 9:45 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 511 (c1) Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations Bartleman, Maney Similar Last Action: 3/27/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 1 (pdf) 39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 4 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 9 (pdf) -
CS/SB 304, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2025 at 1:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 511 Child Abuse Investigations Bartleman, Maney Compare Last Action: 3/27/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 788916 - Amendment
Delete lines 34 - 35 and insert:Judiciary
(Sharief)3/24/2025
4:25 PMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
3/25/2025Web Page
PDF
730156 - Substitute Amendment (788916)
Delete lines 27 - 37.Judiciary
(Sharief)3/25/2025
10:40 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/25/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.201 Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse; required reports of death; reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior. Page 1 (pdf) 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 2 (pdf) 39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 4 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 9 (pdf) -
SB 304, Original Filed Version Posted 1/17/2025 at 1:22 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 511 Child Abuse Investigations Bartleman, Maney Identical Last Action: 3/27/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 826378 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
(Sharief)3/11/2025
8:32 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/13/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/12/2025 8:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 1 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 2 (pdf)