HB 83 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Booking Officer Duties Related to Minor Children of Arrested Persons

Summary

Booking Officer Duties Related to Minor Children of Arrested Persons; Requires booking officer to ask certain questions of arrested persons during booking process & take certain actions relating to arrested person's minor children.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Oct 6, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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H 83 Filed → H 83 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to focus exclusively on protecting minor children when their parents are arrested, replacing the original broader scope that covered warrant execution and general arrest procedures. The new version creates a specific statute requiring booking officers to ask about minor children and contact child protective services if needed.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from general arrest procedures and warrant execution to specifically address the special needs of minor children at the scene of arrests.

SCOPE

Removed provisions about warrant execution by designated officers and general arrest procedures that applied to all arrests.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for booking officers to ask arrested persons if they are guardians of minor children and verify the child's safety.

Added requirement to notify the central abuse hotline if a minor child appears to need supervision and care.

DEFINITION

Created new definitions for 'guardian' and 'minor child' specifically for this act.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed enforcement from general arrest procedures to specific booking officer duties related to child protection.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date as July 1, 2026.

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors