FL SB 428

enacted

Drowning Prevention

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 428 pass?

Yes. FL SB 428 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-22): Chapter No. 2026-38

What is FL SB 428 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 428?

Yarborough is the primary sponsor of FL SB 428, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-04-22 — Chapter No. 2026-38
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

subject index

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-22
Chapter No. 2026-38
2026-04-21
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-21
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-09
Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-03-05
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-25
In Messages
2026-02-25
Immediately certified
2026-02-25
Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Amendment(s) adopted (667490, 768758)
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
2026-02-12
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-12
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-04
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-04
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-21
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-01-20
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-01
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-11-07
Filed
filing

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Votes

Favorable
2026-01-20 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Burton: yes
Favorable
2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Brodeur: yes
- Burton: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Rouson: other
- Davis: other
Favorable
2026-02-12 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Gruters: other
Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: excused
- Gruters: not voting
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 108-0
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
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: 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
- 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: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: 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
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Plasencia: not voting
- Hart-Lowman: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
- Daniels: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
- Edmonds: not voting
- Nixon: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/ByCategory

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