Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 173
Session 2026
Parental Rights
Active
Active
Failed in House on Mar 13, 2026
First Action
Oct 15, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
173
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Parental Rights; Requires parental consent for minor's treatment for certain diseases; revises informed consent requirements; requires consent from parent or guardian for certain services provided by mobile response team; revises responsibility for cost of substance abuse services, confidentiality requirements, & requirements for voluntary admission for substance abuse impairment services; requires school district to provide parents with specified information before district administers certain questionnaires or forms to students; requires school district to give parent opportunity to opt his or her student out of such questionnaire or form; revises exceptions for certain parental rights; creates parental right to review, inspect, & consent to survey or questionnaire provided to parent's minor child; creates parental right to know certain information about survey or questionnaire at time of consent; creates parental right to consent in writing to use of biofeedback device on parent's minor child; defines "biofeedback device"; requires that results from use of such device be provided to parent; requires that such results be held as confidential medical record; revises exceptions for specified requirements of parental consent.
Documents (3)
Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 6:14 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 4:14 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/17/2026 1:58 PM)
Actions (20)
03/13/2026
House
Died on Second Reading Calendar
02/17/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/17/2026
House
Bill released to House Calendar
02/17/2026
House
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
02/17/2026
House
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
02/13/2026
House
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
02/10/2026
House
Now in Education & Employment Committee
02/10/2026
House
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
02/10/2026
House
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
02/06/2026
House
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
01/28/2026
House
Now in Judiciary Committee
01/28/2026
House
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
01/27/2026
House
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
01/23/2026
House
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
10/21/2025
House
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Judiciary Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
10/15/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:03 PM