CS/SB 186: Student Health and Safety

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy, Garcia; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones

Student Health and Safety; Revising Department of Health responsibilities for educational programs concerning epilepsy; revising the definition of the term “school”; revising requirements for a student’s individualized seizure action plan; revising the list of which employees must complete training in the care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders; requiring the Department of Education to identify for a specified purpose posters that meet certain requirements, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/12/2026 11:18 AM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Health Policy (HP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1201 (er) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Student Health and Safety Last Action: 5/12/2026 Chapter No. 2026-75	Identical

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)  2/23/2026
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)  2/25/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/24/2026 12:00 PM	S 186	Rules	22 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  385.207	Care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; establishment of programs in epilepsy control.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1006.0626	Care of students with epilepsy or seizure disorders.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/14/2025	S	• Filed
  11/3/2025	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/6/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/11/2026	S	• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  2/12/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Education Pre-K - 12 • Remaining references corrected to Rules • Now in Rules
  2/18/2026	S	• CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/2/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
  3/4/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 515 • Substituted CS/HB 1201 -SJ 515 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1201 (Ch. 2026-75) -SJ 515