CS/SB 42: Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Sharief ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson ; Grall ; Bernard ; Garcia
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring a child protective investigator to inform the subject of an investigation of a certain duty; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with specified pediatric experience when evaluating certain reports; authorizing a parent or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of certain orders to request specified medical examinations of the child within a specified timeframe, etc.
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/8/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/13/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• Introduced
2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/20/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2026 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/24/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
2/25/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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CS/SB 42, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2026 at 4:52 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 47 (c2) Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 2 (pdf) 39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 9 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 12 (pdf) 456.057 Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished; disclosure of information. Page 14 (pdf) -
SB 42, Original Filed Version Posted 9/8/2025 at 3:05 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 47 (c2) Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 269364 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
(Sharief)2/17/2026
6:28 PM
(Late Filed)Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/12/2026 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/18/2026 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 1 (pdf) 39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 4 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 9 (pdf)