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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 173: Parental Rights

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 173 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Parental Rights. Primary sponsor: Kim Kendall (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died on Second Reading Calendar.

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.

Parental Rights; Requires parental consent for minor's treatment for certain diseases; revises informed consent requirements; requires consent from parent or guardian for certain services provided by mobile response team; revises responsibility for cost of substance abuse services, confidentiality requirements, & requirements for voluntary admission for substance abuse impairment services; requires school district to provide parents with specified information before district administers certain questionnaires or forms to students; requires school district to give parent opportunity to opt his or her student out of such questionnaire or form; revises exceptions for certain parental rights; creates parental right to review, inspect, & consent to survey or questionnaire provided to parent's minor child; creates parental right to know certain information about survey or questionnaire at time of consent; creates parental right to consent in writing to use of biofeedback device on parent's minor child; defines "biofeedback device"; requires that results from use of such device be provided to parent; requires that such results be held as confidential medical record; revises exceptions for specified requirements of parental consent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim KendallPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Shane AbbottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Robbie BrackettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Monique MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
SteeleCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brad YeagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“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 on Second Reading Calendar
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill released to House Calendar
  4. Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
  5. Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
  6. Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  7. Now in Education & Employment Committee
  8. Reported out of Judiciary Committee
  9. Favorable by Judiciary Committee
  10. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  11. Now in Judiciary Committee
  12. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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