FL S0304 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Filed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Filed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Citing this act as "Patterson's Law"; requiring child protective investigators to inform subjects of their investigations of the right to request specified examinations of the alleged victim; authorizing an alleged perpetrator of child abuse to request specified examinations of the alleged victim under certain circumstances; prohibiting the request for or use of such examinations to obtain a second opinion on whether an alleged victim has been sexually abused, etc.
Title
Child Abuse Investigations
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Filed |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 301 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 39 | 304 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/304/BillText/Filed/HTML |
