CS/HB 949: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Salzman
Child Welfare; Revises definition of term "harm" to provide that exposure of child to controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent; revises definition of term "neglect" to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 House - Now in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 House - Now in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2026 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/9/2026 House • PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2/11/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/12/2026 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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CS/HB 949, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 5:27 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1002 (c1) Child Welfare Gaetz Similar Last Action: 2/25/2026 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 
Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 4 (pdf) 39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 7 (pdf) 39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights. Page 8 (pdf) 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 9 (pdf) 61.401 Appointment of guardian ad litem. Page 13 (pdf) 61.402 Qualifications of guardians ad litem. Page 14 (pdf) 390.01114 Parental Notice of and Consent for Abortion Act. Page 14 (pdf) 393.067 Facility licensure. Page 15 (pdf) 744.309 Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward. Page 16 (pdf) 984.03 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf) 985.155 Neighborhood restorative justice. Page 18 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 18 (pdf) -
HB 949, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 9:21 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1002 (c1) Child Welfare Gaetz Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 2 (pdf) 751.02 Temporary or concurrent custody proceedings; jurisdiction. Page 3 (pdf) 751.03 Petition for temporary or concurrent custody; contents. Page 4 (pdf) 751.05 Order granting temporary or concurrent custody. Page 4 (pdf)