FL HB 503

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Drowning Prevention Education

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 503 pass?

No. FL HB 503 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)

What is FL HB 503 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL HB 503?

Kendall, Eskamani, Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 503, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

subject index

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-13
Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)
failure
2026-03-04
Received
enrolled
2026-03-04
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-03-04
In Messages
2026-03-04
CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 1
passage
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-26
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-02-25
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-25
Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-25
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-24
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-02-16
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-16
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-13
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-02-13
CS Filed
filing
2026-02-13
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-02-12
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2026-02-12
Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2025-11-24
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2025-11-24
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
referral-committee
2025-11-24
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-11-24
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-11-20
Filed
filing

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-04 · pass · 108-1
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: no
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Plakon: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Barnaby: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Michael: not voting
- Yeager: not voting
- Edmonds: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/503/ByCategory

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