Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H435: Placement of Child in Certified Domestic Violence Center
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides that certified domestic violence center may be considered placement priority for child; provides that DCF does not have to provide home study to court if placing child in certified domestic violence center; authorizes court to place child & his or her proposed legal custodian in certified domestic violence center; provides that placement of minor in certified domestic violence center constitutes at-risk placement; authorizes certified domestic violence center to serve as temporary legal residence for minor; waiving preliminary home study requirements; provides that department is not required to conduct in-person home study of certified domestic violence center; provides construction; prohibits department from compelling minor to return to previously approved residence if certain conditions are met; requires court to consider totality of circumstances & not make certain assumptions.
What the bill says
An act relating to placement of a child in a certified domestic violence center; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "shelter"; amending s. 39.4021, F.S.; providing that a certified domestic violence center may be considered a placement priority for a child; amending s. 39.521, F.S.; providing that the Department of Children and Families does not have to provide a home study to the court if placing a child in a certified domestic violence center…
From the introduced text, November 17, 2025:
An act relating to placement of a child in a certified domestic violence center; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "shelter"; amending s. 39.4021, F.S.; providing that a certified domestic violence center may be considered a placement priority for a child; amending s. 39.521, F.S.; providing that the Department of Children and Families does not have to provide a home study to the court if placing a child in a certified domestic violence center; authorizing the court to place a child and his or her proposed legal custodian in a certified domestic violence center under certain circumstances; amending s. 63.092, F.S.; providing that placement of a minor in a certified domestic violence center constitutes an at-risk placement; authorizing a certified domestic violence center to serve as a temporary legal residence for a minor; waiving preliminary home study requirements under certain circumstances; providing that the department is not required to conduct an in-person home study of the certified domestic violence center under certain circumstances; providing construction; prohibiting the department from compelling a minor to return to a previously approved residence if certain conditions HB 435 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb435-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES are met; requiring the court to consider the totality of the circumstances and not make certain assumptions; …
Sponsors
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099) · primary sponsor
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016)
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Gottlieb, Mike (D, HD-102)
- Rosenwald, Mitch (D, HD-098)
Latest actions
- : Died in Human Services Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H435?
- H435 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Placement of Child in Certified Domestic Violence Center.
- What does H435 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to placement of a child in a certified domestic violence center; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "shelter"; amending s. 39.4021, F.S.; providing that a certified domestic violence center may be considered a placement priority for a child; amending s. 39.521, F.S.; providing that the Department of Children and Families does not have to provide a home study to the court if placing a child in a certified domestic violence center…
- What is the status of H435?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Human Services Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H435?
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H435?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/435
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