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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1002: 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

SB 1002 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Welfare. Primary sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Children, Families, and Elder Affairs. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Messages.

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; Revising the definition of the term “harm” to provide that exposure of a child to a controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent; revising the definition of the term “neglect” to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Don GaetzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Children, Families, and Elder AffairsPrimary 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 Messages
  2. In Messages
  3. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  4. Read 3rd time
  5. Read 2nd time
  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
  7. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  8. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
  9. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  10. Now in Rules
  11. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  12. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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