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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 395: Dependent Children

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 395 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Dependent Children. Primary sponsor: Marie Woodson (Democratic), Alex Rizo (Republican), Human Services Subcommittee. It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): 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.

Dependent Children; Requires DCF & each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations & meet quarterly for specified purpose; authorizes such meeting to be in person or via teleconference or other electronic means; requires such meetings to have formal agenda; requires department & each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requires, beginning in specified year, department & each community-based care lead agency to publish on their respective websites biannual report containing specified information.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marie WoodsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Alex RizoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Human Services SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jose AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Fabián BasabeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Kim BerfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Gallop FranklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Ashley GanttCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Kelly SkidmoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Paula StarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“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. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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