Florida HB 1061: Parental Rights of Qualified Patients

Bill Text

HB 1061 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to parental rights of qualified 2
patients; amending s. 39.806, F.S.; prohibiting a 3
court from denying or restricting certain parental 4
rights based solely on a parent's status as a 5
qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana 6
use; prohibiting the presumption of neglect or child 7
endangerment based solely on a parent's status as a 8
qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana 9
use; providing applicability; providing an effective 10
date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of 15
section 39.806, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 16
subsections (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and a new 17
subsection (2) is added to 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 child or the parent's visitation rights or 21
parenting time with a child based solely on the parent's status 22
as a qualified patient pursuant to s. 381.986. There is no 23
presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on the 24
parent's status as a qualified patient pursuant to s. 381.986. 25

HB 1061 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

In determining the best interests of the child with respect to 26
custody or dependency, this section applies. 27
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 28