CS/CS/SB 606: Drowning Prevention Education

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Health Policy, Smith; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough, Davis, Berman, Sharief, Jones

Drowning Prevention Education; Requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for specified purposes; providing requirements for such materials; 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/16/2026 04:13 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 503 (c1) by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Drowning Prevention Education Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Identical
  S 428 (er) by Yarborough Drowning Prevention Last Action: 4/22/2026 Chapter No. 2026-38	Similar

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  383.318	Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants.	Page 2 (pdf)
  383.3363		Page 1 (pdf)
  395.1053	Postpartum education.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/20/2025	S	• Filed
  12/9/2025	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/15/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/20/2026	S	• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  1/21/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1/22/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  1/30/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/4/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  2/9/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  2/12/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
  2/13/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2/16/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/17/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  2/18/2026	S	• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  2/19/2026	S	• Retained on Calendar
  3/13/2026	S	• Died on Calendar