Florida SB 130: Protection of Parental Rights

Bill Text

130 
Protection of Parental Rights 
2025-10-08T04:22:01Z 
Prohibiting a court from denying or restricting certain parental rights based solely on a parent’s status as a qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use; prohibiting the presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on a parent’s status as a qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
S 
2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
GB 
General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 130 

 By Senator Polsky 

 30-00105-26 2026130__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to protection of parental rights; 
 3 amending s. 39.806, F.S.; prohibiting a court from 
 4 denying or restricting certain parental rights based 
 5 solely on a parent’s status as a qualified patient for 
 6 purposes of medical marijuana use; prohibiting the 
 7 presumption of neglect or child endangerment based 
 8 solely on a parent’s status as a qualified patient for 
 9 purposes of medical marijuana use; providing 
 10 construction; providing an effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 
 15 39.806, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3), 
 16 (4), and (5), respectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to 
 17 that section, to read: 
 18 39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.— 
 19 (2) A court may not deny or otherwise restrict a parent’s 
 20 custody of a minor child or the parent’s visitation rights or 
 21 parenting time with a minor child based solely on the parent’s 
 22 status as a qualified patient pursuant to s. 381.986. There is 
 23 no presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on 
 24 the parent’s status as a qualified patient pursuant to s. 
 25 381.986. In determining the best interests of the child with 
 26 respect to custody or dependency, this section applies. 
 27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.