Florida · Senate Bill 1002 · 2026 Regular Session

Child Welfare

SB 1002 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 23, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Child Welfare; Revising the definition of the term “harm” to provide that exposure of a child to a controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent; revising the definition of the term “neglect” to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of a controlled substance by a parent to a specified extent, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  5. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs5–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Judiciary
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  10. CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  12. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services9–0 vote
  13. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  1. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules22–1 vote
  2. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
  4. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 592
  5. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 592
  6. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 59237–0 vote
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 592 · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 5, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 5–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 22–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • CF Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Sponsoring committee

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