HB 499

Florida House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 13, 2026.

Dependent Children.

Bill ID FL-2026-HB-499
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Human Services Subcommittee Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Now in Human Services Subcommittee
House failed 2026-03-13
Summary

Dependent Children; Provides additional situations in which rebuttable presumption of detriment is created; requires certain guardians ad litem & attorneys ad litem to have special training in parricide; requires certain persons to provide to court & certain agencies & persons access to certain records of child; requires visitation or other contact to be supervised by person who has special training in parricide; requires court to refer certain children to specified trauma-informed therapeutic services; provides additional reasons law enforcement officer or authorized agent of DCF can take child into custody; requires hearing before placing certain children in shelter.

Sponsor
Alvarez, J.
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-13 Status failed
2026-03-13 Latest Action House - Died in Human Services Subcommittee
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