Florida legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Florida S40: Relief of H.H. by the Department of Children and Families
Status: Introduced, August 7, 2026
Providing for the relief of H.H. by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate H.H. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of the department; providing legislative intent; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of certain fees and costs, etc. CLAIM WITH
What the bill says
An act for the relief of H.H. by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate H.H. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of the department; providing legislative intent; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of certain fees and costs; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, August 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of H.H. by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate H.H. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of the department; providing legislative intent; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of certain fees and costs; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on May 3, 2017, H.H. was a healthy 18-month-old developing normally, when the Department of Children and Families received its first child abuse hotline report regarding H.H., which alleged substance abuse by H.H.’s mother and stepfather and that the mother and stepfather were selling drugs out of, and harboring a fugitive in, their home, and WHEREAS, during the course of its investigation of the initial child abuse hotline report, the department discovered that the stepfather had been released from the Department of Corrections 7 months before initiation of the Department of Children and Families’ investigation after being incarcerated for 3 and a half years, was on probation, had been married to the mother for only 1 month and had been dating the mother for only 3 months before initiation of the department’s investigation, and had a significant and dangerous criminal history that showed a pattern of impulsivity and violence, and WHEREAS, at the time of the initial child abuse hotline …
Sponsors
- Davis, Tracie (D, SD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S40?
- S40 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2027 Regular Session): Relief of H.H. by the Department of Children and Families.
- What does S40 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of H.H. by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate H.H. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of the department; providing legislative intent; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of certain fees and costs; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S40?
- Introduced as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Filed (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S40?
- Davis, Tracie (D, SD-005).
- Where is the official record for S40?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2027/40
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