Florida 2026 Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

HB 279 — Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care

Last action — Died in Human Services Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced October 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

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Summary

Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Requires DCF to provide certain children with piece of luggage for certain purposes; provides department requirements; requires department to submit specified annual report to Legislature; provides sources of funding for distribution of pieces of luggage; requires department's direct-support organization to receive & use certain funding to administer law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Human Services Subcommittee

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Now in Human Services Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  5. Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  6. Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

  7. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 279 do?
Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Requires DCF to provide certain children with piece of luggage for certain purposes; provides department requirements; requires department to submit specified annual report to Legislature; provides sources of funding for distribution of pieces of luggage; requires department's direct-support organization to receive & use certain funding to administer law.
Who sponsors HB 279?
HB 279 is sponsored by Bartleman, Robin (Democrat), Cross, Lindsay (Democrat), Campbell, Daryl (Democrat), Driskell, Fentrice (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), and Rosenwald, Mitch (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 279?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced October 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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