Title: Parental Rights of Qualified Patients

Summary: Prohibits court from denying or restricting certain parental rights based solely on parent's status as qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use; prohibits presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on parent's status as qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use.

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An act relating to parental rights of qualified patients;amending s. 39.806, F.S.; 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; providin gconstruction; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 39.806, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3), (4), and (5), resp ectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section, to read: 39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.-(2) A court may not deny or otherwise restrict a parent's custody of a minor child or the parent's visitation rights or parenting time with a minor child based solely on the parent's status as a qualified patient pursuant to s. 381.986. There is no presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on the person's status as a qualified patient pursuant to s. HB 2025 hb993 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE S381.986. In determ ining the best interests of the child with respect to custody or dependency, the provisions of this section apply. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.