HB 6511 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Relief/L.P./Department of Children and Families

Summary

Relief/L.P./Department of Children and Families; Provides appropriation to compensate L.P. for injuries & damages sustained as result of negligence of DCF; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $28,000,000

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 6511 Filed → H 6511 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from a filed version to a committee version with minor formatting and date corrections. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, including the $28 million appropriation to compensate a minor for injuries sustained due to alleged negligence by the Department of Children and Families.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title from 'HB 6511' to 'CS/HB 6511' to indicate it is a committee version.

Changed the page identifier from 'hb6511-00' to 'hb6511-01-c1' to reflect the committee version status.

TIMELINE

Corrected the date in the preamble from June 14, 2015 to June 25, 2015 regarding when DCF responded to the wellness check call.

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Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Budget Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

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