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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 949: Child Welfare

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 949 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Welfare. Primary sponsor: Michelle Salzman (Republican), Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health & Human Services Committee.

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.

Child Welfare; Revises definition of term "harm" to provide that exposure of child to controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent; revises definition of term "neglect" to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle SalzmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 Health & Human Services Committee
  2. Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  3. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  4. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  5. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  6. CS Filed
  7. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  8. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  9. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  10. PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  11. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  12. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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