Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

This bill changes how Florida investigates child abuse cases when certain medical conditions could explain injuries. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) may delay notifying law enforcement if a parent reports a diagnosis or requests a medical exam, but must notify police later if criminal activity is still suspected. Child protection teams must consult pediatric specialists for conditions like rickets or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Parents can seek second medical opinions, all medical professionals must provide written reports within five days, and DCF must meet with all parties if opinions differ. The bill also streamlines DCF’s access to medical records for thorough investigations.

92.2%

Alignment

Yes

Abstain

House

Passage, Third Reading · Mar 3, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Michelle Salzman	Republican	FL0001L	N/A	N/A
Alex Andrade	Republican	FL0002L	yes	yes
Nathan Boyles	Republican	FL0003L	yes	N/A
Patt Maney	Republican	FL0004L	yes	N/A
Shane Abbott	Republican	FL0005L	yes	N/A
Griff Griffitts	Republican	FL0006L	yes	N/A
Jason Shoaf	Republican	FL0007L	yes	N/A
Gallop Franklin	Democratic	FL0008L	yes	N/A
Allison Tant	Democratic	FL0009L	yes	N/A
Chuck Brannan	Republican	FL0010L	yes	N/A
Sam Garrison	Republican	FL0011L	yes	yes
Wyman Duggan	Republican	FL0012L	yes	N/A
Angie Nixon	Democratic	FL0013L	yes	yes
Kim Daniels	Democratic	FL0014L	yes	yes
Dean Black	Republican	FL0015L	yes	N/A
Kiyan Michael	Republican	FL0016L	N/A	N/A
Jessica Baker	Republican	FL0017L	yes	N/A
Kim Kendall	Republican	FL0018L	yes	yes
Sam Greco	Republican	FL0019L	yes	yes
Judson Sapp	Republican	FL0020L	yes	N/A
Yvonne Hinson	Democratic	FL0021L	yes	yes
Chad Johnson	Republican	FL0022L	yes	yes
J.J. Grow	Republican	FL0023L	yes	N/A
Ryan Chamberlin	Republican	FL0024L	yes	N/A
Taylor Yarkosky	Republican	FL0025L	yes	N/A
Nan Cobb	Republican	FL0026L	yes	N/A
Richard Gentry	Republican	FL0027L	yes	yes
Bill Partington	Republican	FL0028L	yes	yes
Webster Barnaby	Republican	FL0029L	yes	N/A
Chase Tramont	Republican	FL0030L	yes	N/A
Tyler Sirois	Republican	FL0031L	yes	N/A
Brian Hodgers	Republican	FL0032L	yes	yes
Monique Miller	Republican	FL0033L	yes	yes
Robbie Brackett	Republican	FL0034L	yes	no
Erika Booth	Republican	FL0035L	yes	no
Rachel Plakon	Republican	FL0036L	yes	yes
Susan Plasencia	Republican	FL0037L	yes	yes
Dave Smith	Republican	FL0038L	yes	N/A
Doug Bankson	Republican	FL0039L	yes	N/A
RaShon Young	Democratic	FL0040L	yes	N/A
Bruce Antone	Democratic	FL0041L	yes	N/A
Anna Eskamani	Democratic	FL0042L	yes	yes
Johanna López	Democratic	FL0043L	yes	N/A
Rita Harris	Democratic	FL0044L	yes	yes
Leonard Spencer	Democratic	FL0045L	yes	N/A
Jose Alvarez	Democratic	FL0046L	yes	N/A
Paula Stark	Republican	FL0047L	N/A	N/A
Jon Albert	Republican	FL0048L	yes	yes
Jennifer Kincart Jonsson	Republican	FL0049L	yes	N/A
Jennifer Canady	Republican	FL0050L	yes	yes
Josie Tomkow	Republican	FL0051L	yes	yes
John Temple	Republican	FL0052L	N/A	N/A
Jeff Holcomb	Republican	FL0053L	N/A	yes
Randy Maggard	Republican	FL0054L	yes	N/A
Kevin Steele	Republican	FL0055L	yes	N/A
Brad Yeager	Republican	FL0056L	N/A	N/A
Adam Anderson	Republican	FL0057L	yes	N/A
Kim Berfield	Republican	FL0058L	yes	N/A
Berny Jacques	Republican	FL0059L	yes	N/A
Lindsay Cross	Democratic	FL0060L	yes	yes
Linda Chaney	Republican	FL0061L	yes	N/A
Michele Rayner	Democratic	FL0062L	yes	N/A
Dianne Hart-Lowman	Democratic	FL0063L	yes	yes
Susan Valdés	Republican	FL0064L	yes	N/A
Karen Gonzalez Pittman	Republican	FL0065L	yes	no
Traci Koster	Republican	FL0066L	yes	N/A
Fentrice Driskell	Democratic	FL0067L	yes	yes
Lawrence McClure	Republican	FL0068L	yes	N/A
Danny Alvarez	Republican	FL0069L	yes	N/A
Michael Owen	Republican	FL0070L	yes	N/A
Will Robinson	Republican	FL0071L	yes	yes
Bill Conerly	Republican	FL0072L	yes	yes
Fiona McFarland	Republican	FL0073L	yes	N/A
James Buchanan	Republican	FL0074L	yes	yes
Danny Nix	Republican	FL0075L	yes	N/A
Vanessa Oliver	Republican	FL0076L	yes	N/A
Tiffany Esposito	Republican	FL0077L	yes	N/A
Jenna Persons-Mulicka	Republican	FL0078L	yes	N/A
Mike Giallombardo	Republican	FL0079L	yes	N/A
Adam Botana	Republican	FL0080L	yes	yes
Yvette Benarroch	Republican	FL0081L	yes	N/A
Lauren Melo	Republican	FL0082L	yes	N/A
Kaylee Tuck	Republican	FL0083L	yes	N/A
Dana Trabulsy	Republican	FL0084L	yes	yes
Toby Overdorf	Republican	FL0085L	yes	yes
John Snyder	Republican	FL0086L	yes	yes
Mike Caruso	Republican	FL0087L	N/A	N/A
Tae Edmonds	Democratic	FL0088L	N/A	no
Debra Tendrich	Democratic	FL0089L	yes	N/A
Joe Casello	Democratic	FL0090L	N/A	N/A
Rob Long	Democratic	FL0090L	yes	N/A
Peggy Gossett-Seidman	Republican	FL0091L	yes	N/A
Kelly Skidmore	Democratic	FL0092L	yes	N/A
Anne Gerwig	Republican	FL0093L	yes	N/A
Meg Weinberger	Republican	FL0094L	yes	N/A
Christine Hunschofsky	Democratic	FL0095L	yes	N/A
Dan Daley	Democratic	FL0096L	yes	N/A
Lisa Dunkley	Democratic	FL0097L	yes	N/A
Mitch Rosenwald	Democratic	FL0098L	yes	N/A
Daryl Campbell	Democratic	FL0099L	N/A	N/A
Chip LaMarca	Republican	FL0100L	yes	N/A
Hillary Cassel	Republican	FL0101L	yes	N/A
Mike Gottlieb	Democratic	FL0102L	yes	N/A
Robin Bartleman	Democratic	FL0103L	yes	N/A
Felicia Robinson	Democratic	FL0104L	yes	N/A
Marie Woodson	Democratic	FL0105L	yes	N/A
Fabián Basabe	Republican	FL0106L	yes	N/A
Wallace Aristide	Democratic	FL0107L	yes	N/A
Dotie Joseph	Democratic	FL0108L	N/A	N/A
Ashley Gantt	Democratic	FL0109L	yes	N/A
Tom Fabricio	Republican	FL0110L	yes	N/A
David Borrero	Republican	FL0111L	yes	N/A
Alex Rizo	Republican	FL0112L	yes	N/A
Vicki Lopez	Republican	FL0113L	N/A	N/A
Demi Busatta	Republican	FL0114L	yes	N/A
Omar Blanco	Republican	FL0115L	yes	N/A
Daniel Perez	Republican	FL0116L	yes	N/A
Kevin Chambliss	Democratic	FL0117L	yes	N/A
Mike Redondo	Republican	FL0118L	yes	N/A
Juan Porras	Republican	FL0119L	yes	N/A
Jim Mooney	Republican	FL0120L	yes	N/A

Senate

Third Reading · Mar 5, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Don Gaetz	Republican	FL0001U	yes	yes
Jay Trumbull	Republican	FL0002U	yes	N/A
Corey Simon	Republican	FL0003U	yes	N/A
Clay Yarborough	Republican	FL0004U	N/A	N/A
Tracie Davis	Democratic	FL0005U	N/A	yes
Jennifer Bradley	Republican	FL0006U	yes	yes
Tom Leek	Republican	FL0007U	yes	yes
Tommy Wright	Republican	FL0008U	yes	yes
Stan McClain	Republican	FL0009U	yes	yes
Jason Brodeur	Republican	FL0010U	yes	yes
Blaise Ingoglia	Republican	FL0011U	N/A	yes
Ralph Massullo	Republican	FL0011U	yes	yes
Colleen Burton	Republican	FL0012U	yes	yes
Keith Truenow	Republican	FL0013U	yes	yes
Jay Collins	Republican	FL0014U	N/A	yes
LaVon Bracy Davis	Democratic	FL0015U	yes	N/A
Darryl Rouson	Democratic	FL0016U	yes	yes
Carlos Smith	Democratic	FL0017U	yes	yes
Nick DiCeglie	Republican	FL0018U	yes	yes
Debbie Mayfield	Republican	FL0019U	yes	yes
Jim Boyd	Republican	FL0020U	yes	yes
Ed Hooper	Republican	FL0021U	yes	N/A
Joe Gruters	Republican	FL0022U	yes	yes
Danny Burgess	Republican	FL0023U	yes	N/A
Mack Bernard	Democratic	FL0024U	yes	no
Kristen Arrington	Democratic	FL0025U	yes	N/A
Lori Berman	Democratic	FL0026U	yes	N/A
Ben Albritton	Republican	FL0027U	yes	N/A
Kathleen Passidomo	Republican	FL0028U	yes	yes
Erin Grall	Republican	FL0029U	yes	yes
Tina Polsky	Democratic	FL0030U	yes	N/A
Gayle Harrell	Republican	FL0031U	yes	yes
Rosalind Osgood	Democratic	FL0032U	yes	N/A
Jonathan Martin	Republican	FL0033U	yes	N/A
Shev Jones	Democratic	FL0034U	yes	N/A
Barbara Sharief	Democratic	FL0035U	N/A	N/A
Ileana Garcia	Republican	FL0036U	yes	N/A
Jason Pizzo	Independent	FL0037U	N/A	N/A
Alexis Calatayud	Republican	FL0038U	yes	N/A
Bryan Ávila	Republican	FL0039U	N/A	N/A
Ana Maria Rodriguez	Republican	FL0040U	yes	N/A