Florida · Senate Bill 976 · 2025 Regular Session

Court-appointed Psychologists

SB 976 Sponsored by Mack Bernard Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 21, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Court-appointed Psychologists ; Requiring a party to seek disqualification of a court-appointed psychologist before filing an administrative complaint against the psychologist; providing for disqualification motions; revising provisions for award of costs and attorney fees in supplemental actions against court- appointed psychologists, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  5. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs6–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  8. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services8–0 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 613
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 901 -SJ 613
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 901 (Ch. 2025-80) -SJ 613

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Apr 22, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Mack BernardD Primary sponsor · District 24
  • CF Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Sponsoring committee

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.