Florida · House Bill 1127 · 2025 Regular Session

Child Welfare

HB 1127 Sponsored by Meg Weinberger and Bill Partington Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Child Welfare; Requires DCF to provide specified data to Legislature as part of certain annual report; requires DCF to maintain copies of certain assessments or tools; authorizes DCF to waive specified requirement & issue provisional certificate if there is emergency need for new domestic violence center; authorizes DCF to grant certain exemptions to standards & requirements; requires DCF to develop child protective…

Read the full title (183 words)

Child Welfare; Requires DCF to provide specified data to Legislature as part of certain annual report; requires DCF to maintain copies of certain assessments or tools; authorizes DCF to waive specified requirement & issue provisional certificate if there is emergency need for new domestic violence center; authorizes DCF to grant certain exemptions to standards & requirements; requires DCF to develop child protective investigator & case manager recruitment program; provides program requirements & DCF duties; removes requirement that entity post specified fidelity bond in order to serve as lead agency; provides immunity from liability for subcontractors of lead agencies for certain acts or omissions; requires DCF to develop 4-year pilot program for treatment foster care; provides requirements for pilot program; specifies that incentives provided to state employees for participating in research or evaluation with Florida Institute for Child Welfare do not violate certain laws or require certain reporting; requires DCF to convene case management workforce workgroup; provides membership, duties, & responsibilities of workgroup; requires DCF to contract for detailed study of bed capacity for residential treatment services for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Every action

23 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. CommitteeReferred to Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeAdded to Human Services Subcommittee agenda · House Human Services Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee18–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  10. CommitteeNow in Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  11. CommitteeAdded to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  12. CommitteeFavorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee14–0 vote
  13. CommitteeReported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeNow in Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  15. HousePCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  1. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee22–0 vote
  2. CommitteeReported out of Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  3. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  4. HouseCS Filed
  5. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  6. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  7. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  8. HouseLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7012 (Ch. 2025-186 )

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 House Human Services Subcommittee Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee Passed 18–0
Mar 19, 2025 House Health Care Budget Subcommittee Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0
Apr 22, 2025 House Health & Human Services Committee Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 5

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

  • Meg WeinbergerR Primary sponsor · District 94
  • Bill PartingtonR Primary sponsor · District 28
  • H& Health & Human Services Committee Sponsoring committee
All 2 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.