HB 499 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Dependent Children

Summary
Dependent Children; Provides additional situations in which rebuttable presumption of detriment is created; requires certain guardians ad litem & attorneys ad litem to have special training in parricide; requires certain persons to provide to court & certain agencies & persons access to certain records of child; requires visitation or other contact to be supervised by person who has special training in parricide; requires court to refer certain children to specified trauma-informed therapeutic services; provides additional reasons law enforcement officer or authorized agent of DCF can take child into custody; requires hearing before placing certain children in shelter.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 19, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
5
Nov 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Human Services Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jose Alvarez
DDemocratic
FL
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