Florida House Bill 503
Session 2026
Drowning Prevention Education
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
First Action
Nov 20, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
503
State
Florida
Session
2026
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
grade
Primary
checkPassed on March 4, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
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Summary
Drowning Prevention Education; Requires DOH to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures & safe bathing practices for specified purposes; provides requirements for such materials; requires hospitals, birth centers, & home birth providers to provide educational materials to new parents & caregivers as part of their postpartum education & care; requires childbirth educators to provide informational materials to parents or caregivers receiving childbirth education from them.
Bill Analysis -- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 7:44 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/25/2026 9:31 AM)
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03/13/2026
Senate
Died in Rules
03/04/2026
Senate
Received
03/04/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
03/04/2026
Senate
In Messages
03/04/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 1
03/04/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/04/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/04/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/26/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
02/25/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Bill released to House Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
02/24/2026
House
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
02/20/2026
House
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
02/16/2026
House
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
02/16/2026
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
02/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
02/13/2026
House
CS Filed
02/13/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/12/2026
House
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
02/12/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
02/10/2026
House
PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/24/2025
House
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
11/24/2025
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
11/24/2025
House
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
11/24/2025
House
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
11/20/2025
House
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:08 PM