HB 1505 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Parental Rights

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.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 1505 c1 H 1505 c2 · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was substantially rewritten to add new provisions about parental rights, including parental consent for minors' medical treatment, parental review of surveys given to students, and parental consent for biofeedback devices. The original version focused on parental rights and biofeedback devices, while the new version adds significant content about family planning services for minors and expands parental consent requirements across multiple health and education statutes.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from primarily parental rights and biofeedback devices to include comprehensive provisions on family planning services for minors, parental consent for various medical treatments, and parental oversight of educational surveys.
ELIGIBILITY

Added new section on family planning services for minors, specifying when minors can receive maternal health and contraceptive information without parental consent (when married, a parent, pregnant, or facing health hazards).

REQUIREMENT

Added parental right to review, inspect, and consent to surveys or questionnaires provided to minor children before they are administered.

Modified parental consent requirements for minors' treatment of sexually transmissible diseases, adding more specific conditions under which consent is required.

Added requirements for parental consent for mobile response team services and substance abuse services in specific circumstances.

DEFINITION

Added definition and requirements for biofeedback devices, requiring parental consent for use and confidentiality of results.

TECHNICAL

Removed original text that was replaced with expanded provisions, indicating this is a complete rewrite rather than incremental changes.

Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2025

How they voted

7928
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 118
Apr 25, 2025
D Democratic34
2 Yea 28 Nay 4
82% Nay
R Republican84
77 Yea 7
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 28
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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