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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1385: Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1385 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction. Primary sponsor: Michele Rayner (Democratic), Wallace Aristide (Democratic), Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee. It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction; Provides civil cause of action if child is unlawfully abducted from parent for specified amount of time; provides standard of proof & specified damages; authorizes reasonable attorney fees & costs for either party; provides when specified timeframe begins; provides affirmative defenses; requires specified court division to preside over such cause of action; provides statute of limitations; tolling such statute of limitations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michele RaynerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Wallace AristidePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse107
Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Ashley GanttCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Angie NixonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Received
  4. Referred to Rules
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
  12. Added to Second Reading Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source