Florida · House Bill 1301 · 2025 Regular Session

Child Welfare

HB 1301 Sponsored by Taylor Michael Yarkosky Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Child Welfare; Authorizes Office of Statewide Prosecution to investigate & prosecute specified violations; revises provisions relating to false reports of abuse, abandonment, & neglect; requires DCF to enter into agreements with certain military installations for child protective investigations; authorizes law enforcement officer or authorized agent of department to take child into custody who is subject of…

Read the full title (201 words)

Child Welfare; Authorizes Office of Statewide Prosecution to investigate & prosecute specified violations; revises provisions relating to false reports of abuse, abandonment, & neglect; requires DCF to enter into agreements with certain military installations for child protective investigations; authorizes law enforcement officer or authorized agent of department to take child into custody who is subject of specified court order; authorizes DCF or community-based care provider to petition court for specified order for immigrant children; provides requirements for natural persons, other entities, & the department relating to unaccompanied alien children; provides criminal penalties & civil fines; revises provisions relating to provisional certification for additional domestic violence centers; revises membership requirements for certain independent special districts; authorizes DCF to grant certain exemptions from disqualification for certain persons; requires DCF to establish fee schedule for daily room & board rates for certain children; authorizes DCF to extend certain license expiration date; provides that certain residential child-caring agencies are not subject to certain proximity requirements; provides that certain residential child-caring agencies are not required to install fire sprinklers or fire suppression system; specifies entity with jurisdiction for accepting missing child reports; authorizes law enforcement agencies to use reasonable force to take certain children into custody.

Every action

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

  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. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Human Services Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7012 (Ch. 2025-186 ) · House Human Services Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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