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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 153: Reports of Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 153 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reports of Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect. Primary sponsor: Tyler Sirois (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 5, 2026): Withdrawn prior to introduction.

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.

Reports of Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect; Requires central abuse hotline to electronically transfer certain reports to appropriate county sheriff's office or local law enforcement agency; requires certain persons to report certain knowledge or suspicion to central abuse hotline; requires central abuse hotline to accept certain reports & immediately notify DCF to ensure that onsite protective investigation is promptly initiated; creates rebuttable presumption; provides methods to rebut such presumption; requires department to maintain specified record; prohibits department from returning child to custody of child's parent unless certain actions are taken & determinations are made by court.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tyler SiroisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31

“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. Withdrawn prior to introduction
  2. Now in Human Services Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  4. Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
  6. Filed

Sources

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