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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1286: Harming or Neglecting Children

Enacted 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

SB 1286 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Harming or Neglecting Children. Primary sponsor: Erin Grall (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 23, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-167.

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.

Harming or Neglecting Children; Revising the definition of the term “harm” as it relates to a child’s health or welfare; revising the definition of the term “neglect of a child”, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Erin GrallPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Barbara ShariefCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35

“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. Chapter No. 2025-167
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Placed on 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  12. Bill referred to House Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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