# Florida SB 590: Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children

Florida SB 590, Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-95) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB590-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 590
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-95
- Sponsors: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (185 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More time to prosecute child-reporting violations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida changes when the time limit starts for prosecuting child-reporting violations under Florida Statutes section 39.201. The clock starts only when law enforcement or another government agency learns of the violation. The institution where the violation occurred does not…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/590/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB590-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).