H 0153
Reports of Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect
Would have tightened Florida's child abuse reporting system: requiring mandatory reporters to call the abuse hotline, making the hotline electronically forward certain reports to sheriff or local police, and barring DCF from returning a child to a parent until a court reviews and approves it.
Timeline
- Withdrawn prior to introduction
- Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
- Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- Filed
Status
Withdrawn prior to introduction
- Stage:
- Failed
- Chamber:
- House
- Last movement:
- January 5, 2026
Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.