# Florida HB 47: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations Florida HB 47, Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Robin Bartleman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Chapter No. 2026-165); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB47-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 47 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-09-26 - Last action: 2026-06-26, Chapter No. 2026-165 - Sponsor: Robin Bartleman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Human Services Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Health & Human Services Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families receive exam reports and conflict reviews: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, doctors and advanced practice registered nurses performing requested additional exams must provide written findings and conclusions. Reports must reach Florida's Department of Children and Families and the parent or legal custodian within 10 days after the exam. When the tea… - Medical records and expert reviews for children: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida's Department of Children and Families must request medical records related to a reported covered diagnosis. The records must come from the licensed health professional who diagnosed or treated the child. Providers must supply records requested under the child protect… - Diagnosis duties and referral delays for parents: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, parents or legal custodians must immediately report certain existing diagnoses during Florida child protection investigations. These are rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, and vitamin D deficiency. They must provide the diagnosing or treating clinician… - Parents gain extra exams but pay costs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, parents or legal custodians can request another exam within 10 days after a qualifying child-protection medical exam. This right excludes exams to determine whether a child was sexually abused. If the first exam was not by a Child Protection Team, parents can request a team… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robin Bartleman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Health & Human Services Committee - Cosponsor: Human Services Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2026-06-26: Chapter No. 2026-165 - 2026-06-25: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-12: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-05: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 583 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 583 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 583 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 42 -SJ 583 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 583 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Amendment 691295 adopted (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-12: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-11: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-11: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-03: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-30: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-29: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-10-07: Now in Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-10-07: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-10-07: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-10-07: Referred to Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-09-26: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-09-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/47/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB47-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).