Florida · Senate Bill 42 · 2026 Regular Session

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

SB 42 Sponsored by Barbara Sharief Died in committee

  1. Introduced Sep 8, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 6, 2025
  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.

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice…

Read the full title (97 words)

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with specified pediatric experience when evaluating certain reports; authorizing a parent or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of certain orders to request specified medical examinations of the child within a specified timeframe, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 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. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs6–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services9–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 583
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 47 -SJ 583
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 47 (Ch. 2026-165 ) -SJ 583

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 12, 2026 Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 6

 Passed 6–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 Passed 9–0
Mar 2, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 2

 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

  • Barbara ShariefD Primary sponsor · District 35
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee
All 4 cosponsors

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