Senate bill · 2026
SB 42
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
Progress
178 days from first to latest action, across 20 recorded actions.
Filed
Sep 8
Referred to committee
Oct 6
Heard in committee
Jan 12
Reported from committee
Jan 12
Passed first chamber
Stopped here
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Favorable
Senate · Jan 12, 2026
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Senate · Feb 18, 2026
Passed 9–0
9 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Senate · Mar 2, 2026
Passed 18–0
18 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by The Florida Senate.
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 47 (Ch. 2026-165)
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Substituted CS/CS/HB 47
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Jan 5, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Oct 6, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Sep 8, 2025 · Senate
Authors
and 4 coauthors or sponsors
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services–
- Barbara ShariefD
- Fiscal Policy–
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- Mack Bernard cosponsorD
- Darryl Rouson cosponsorD
- Erin Grall cosponsorR
- Ileana Garcia cosponsorR
In committee
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
Referred Oct 6, 2025 · heard Jan 12, 2026 · reported after 98 days
Topics
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