HB 395 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Dependent Children

Summary

Dependent Children; Requires DCF & each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations & meet quarterly for specified purpose; authorizes such meeting to be in person or via teleconference or other electronic means; requires such meetings to have formal agenda; requires department & each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requires, beginning in specified year, department & each community-based care lead agency to publish on their respective websites biannual report containing specified information.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 12, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 395 Filed → H 395 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a filed version to a committee substitute version, which significantly simplified the text by removing an unrelated amendment to the 'reasonable and prudent parent' standard. The core requirement for quarterly meetings between the Department of Children and Families and organizations representing children with lived experience remains, but the detailed statutory language regarding those meetings was condensed. Additionally, a new requirement was added for the department and care lead agencies to publish biannual reports starting in 2027 detailing how they implemented suggestions from these meetings.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing a separate section that amended the 'reasonable and prudent parent' standard in section 409.145, F.S., leaving only the requirements for coordination meetings and reporting.

REQUIREMENT

The detailed statutory language describing the quarterly meetings and agenda requirements was condensed and reorganized into a more concise format.

A new requirement was added mandating that the department and community-based care lead agencies publish biannual reports by February 1 and August 1, beginning in 2027, outlining how they implemented suggestions from the required meetings.

An amendment to section 409.145 regarding the 'reasonable and prudent parent' standard and weekly cash allowances was removed from the bill.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was updated from 'HB 395' to 'CS/HB 395' to reflect its status as a committee substitute.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

117–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 118

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican84

84 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Nov 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 19 co-sponsors