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Read. Follow. Verify.Florida requires Department of Health to create drowning prevention education and mandates distribution by hospitals and birth centers to new parents
Last action · March 13, 2026: Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)Sponsors: Carlos Smith and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The Florida Department of Health is required to develop educational materials on drowning prevention and safe bathing practices for infants and toddlers starting July 1, 2026. Hospitals, birth centers, home birth providers, and childbirth educators must distribute these materials to new parents and caregivers as part of postpartum or childbirth education.
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.
Department of Health
The agency is tasked with developing the educational materials on drowning prevention and safe bathing practices.
Hospitals and Birth Centers
These facilities must incorporate the distribution of drowning prevention materials into their postpartum education and care protocols.
Home Birth Providers and Childbirth Educators
These providers are required to distribute the educational materials to parents and caregivers receiving their services or instruction.
New Parents and Caregivers
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to create the drowning prevention educational materials?
Who must distribute these materials to parents?
What topics must the educational materials cover?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
19 actions- Mar 13, 2026SenateFloorDied on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)
- Feb 19, 2026SenateRetained on Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026SenateIntroducedCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
- Feb 17, 2026SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
- Feb 16, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 13, 2026SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
- Feb 9, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- Jan 30, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroducedCS by Health Policy read 1st time
- Jan 22, 2026SenateCommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- Jan 21, 2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
- Jan 15, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Dec 9, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
- Nov 20, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
Version history & redline
6 versions on fileOfficial version history is partial: 3 linked texts are unavailable or incomplete. Source links remain available below.
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official version host penalty: 429 Retry-After 300 s
Voting Record
Fiscal Policy: Favorable with Committee Substitute on S 606 c1
Total
20
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (17)
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Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services: Favorable on S 606 c1
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8
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
Health Policy: Favorable with Committee Substitute on S 606 Filed
Total
11
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Finance Connection
| Candidate | Donor | Amount | Industry | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracie Davis | TRACIE DAVIS 2024 CAMPAIGN | $1,470 | 2024 CARRYOVER FUND | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | EURE DAVID F | $1,000 | EDUCATOR | Apr 2026 |
| Tracie Davis | CHIRO-PAC PC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | ENGLAND THIMS & MILLER | $1,000 | ENGINEERS | Apr 2026 |
| Clay Yarborough | EDU DEVELOPMENT, LLC | $1,000 | EDUCATION | Jan 2026 |
| Tracie Davis | EDWARDS & RAGATZ, P.A. | $1,000 | LAW FIRM | Dec 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | BOOK PATRICIA | $1,000 | HOMEMAKER | Jan 2026 |
| Clay Yarborough | BOOK RONALD L | $1,000 | ATTORNEY | Jan 2026 |
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| Clay Yarborough | AGENTS FOR A BETTER FLORIDA | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | ABC MERIT SHOP PC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | ARROW GROUP | $1,000 | GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | AGRO INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | BECKER & POLIAKOFF, PA | $1,000 | LAW FIRM | Jan 2026 |
| Clay Yarborough | CEMEX MATERIALS, LLC | $1,000 | CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | Jan 2026 |
| Clay Yarborough | AMERICAS EXPORT CORPORATION | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | CLOSTER FARMS, INC. | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Mar 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA AGENTS | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | COMMITTEE OF SAFETY NET HOSPITALS OF FLORIDA | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Dec 2025 |
| Clay Yarborough | COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION PAC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Apr 2026 |
| Clay Yarborough | ETM SURVEYING & MAPPING, INC. | $1,000 | SURVEYING | Apr 2026 |
Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.
Lobbying Activity
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Discoveries
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Integration of Drowning Education into Mandatory Postpartum Care
The legislation formally integrates drowning prevention instruction alongside existing statutory requirements for safe sleep practices and infant eye disorder pamphlets in hospital postpartum care.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.flsenate.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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