Florida 2026 Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 306 — Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care

Last action — Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Citing this act as the “Fostering with Dignity Act”; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules

  4. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 306 do?
Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Citing this act as the “Fostering with Dignity Act”; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes, etc.
Who sponsors SB 306?
SB 306 is sponsored by Berman, Lori (Democrat) and Garcia, Ileana (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 306?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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