Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 428
Session 2026
Drowning Prevention
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 25, 2026
First Action
Nov 7, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
428
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Smith
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Summary
Drowning Prevention; Revising the purpose of the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; revising the age requirements for children receiving a voucher through the program; requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for specified purposes; requiring hospitals, birth centers, and home birth providers to provide the educational materials to new parents and caregivers as part of their postpartum education and care, etc.
Documents (8)
Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) (1/16/2026 3:24 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Health Policy (Post-Meeting) (1/20/2026 6:02 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) (2/3/2026 12:57 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 3:05 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/11/2026 8:34 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 1:26 PM)
Actions (19)
02/25/2026
House
In Messages
02/25/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/25/2026
Senate
Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
02/25/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (667490, 768758)
02/25/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/23/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
02/12/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/12/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
02/09/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
02/04/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/04/2026
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
01/30/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/21/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
01/20/2026
Senate
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
01/15/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
12/01/2025
Senate
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
11/07/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:18 AM