Florida · Senate Bill 560 · 2026 Regular Session

Child Welfare

SB 560 Sponsored by Ileana Garcia Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 18, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 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.

Child Welfare; Providing that a new medical report relating to the provision of psychotropic medication to a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families may be required only under certain circumstances; requiring the department and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations and meet at least quarterly for a specified purpose; requiring a physician to provide to a pharmacy a copy of certain documentation, rather than a signed attestation, with certain prescriptions, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 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. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Health Policy
  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. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services9–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  16. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  17. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  18. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  3. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
  4. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 527
  5. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 527
  6. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 52737–0 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 527 · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 4, 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 20, 2026 Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 6–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Rules Rules vote 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Ileana GarciaR Primary sponsor · District 36
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee
  • 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.