Florida · House Bill 511 · 2025 Regular Session

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

HB 511 Sponsored by Robin Bartleman and Patt Maney Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 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.

Provides exception to requirement that DCF immediately forward certain allegations to law enforcement agency; requires child protective investigator to inform subject of investigation of certain duty; requires Child Protection Teams to consult with licensed physician or APRN when evaluating certain reports; authorizes, under certain circumstance, parent or legal custodian from whom child was removed to request specified examinations of child; requires that certain examinations be paid for by parent or legal custodian making request or as otherwise covered by insurance or Medicaid.

Every action

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

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HousePCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee17–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Human Services Subcommittee · House Human Services Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  15. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  16. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  17. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee19–0 vote
  1. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  2. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  3. HouseCS Filed
  4. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  5. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 House Human Services Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 1

 Passed 17–0
Apr 8, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 19

Not voting · 3

 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican.

  • Robin BartlemanD Primary sponsor · District 103
  • Patt ManeyR Primary sponsor · District 4
  • JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
  • HS Human Services Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 7 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.