Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

FLHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Track This Bill

Glossary of Legislative Terms

CS/SB 1002: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Gaetz

Child Welfare; Revising the definition of the term “harm” to provide that exposure of a child to a controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent; revising the definition of the term “neglect” to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/29/2026 Senate - CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)


View By Bill Version View By Category


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/23/2025 Senate • Filed
1/7/2026 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/27/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
1/29/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time