# Florida SB 304: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

Florida SB 304, Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Barbara Sharief (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Messages); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB304-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 304
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Messages
- Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Barbara Sharief (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Judiciary, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (78 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Sponsor: Barbara Sharief (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Vote | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Messages (House)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (House)
- 2025-04-09: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-09: Immediately certified -SJ 392 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 380 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 380 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Amendment(s) adopted (118860) -SJ 380 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 379 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- e1, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2025-03-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-13: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB304-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).