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SB 626FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Florida Senate Bill 626 Revises Required Immunizations for School Attendance

Original title: School Attendance Immunizations

Last action · March 13, 2026: Died in Health PolicySponsors: Carlos Smith and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Florida Senate Bill 626 updates the list of for which s are required for children attending school. The measure authorizes the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Education, to set rules governing immunizations and testing.

Why it matters

Parents and guardians of school-age children must ensure students receive specific s to comply with school attendance mandates, with required vaccines made available at no cost through county health departments.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

School Children

Must receive specified immunizations to comply with school attendance requirements unless exempted.

Directly affected

Department of Health

Must adopt rules governing immunizations, consult with the Department of Education, supervise enforcement, and provide required vaccines at county health departments.

Directly affected

Department of Education

Must consult with the Department of Health regarding rules governing student immunizations and testing.

Directly affected

County Health Departments

Must make required immunizations available at no cost.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which vaccines are explicitly listed as required for school attendance in the bill?

The bill explicitly lists poliomyelitis, diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, pertussis, mumps, tetanus, hepatitis B, chickenpox, haemophilus influenzae type b, and pneumococcal disease.

Where can families obtain the required immunizations at no cost?

Required s must be available at no cost from county health departments.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

4 actions

Mar 13, 2026SenateFloor
Died in Health Policy
Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced
Dec 9, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Health Policy; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
Nov 20, 2025SenateIntroduced
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Codification of Expanded Immunization Rules

The bill updates s. 1003.22, F.S., to explicitly enumerate a comprehensive list of required school immunizations alongside agency rulemaking authority.

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