Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H503: Drowning Prevention Education
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to drowning prevention education; creating s. 383.3363, F.S.; 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…
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to drowning prevention education; creating s. 383.3363, F.S.; 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; requiring childbirth educators to provide the informational materials to parents or caregivers receiving childbirth education from them; amending ss. 383.318 and 395.1053, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 383.3363, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 383.3363 Education on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices.-- (1) The Department of Health shall develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices to be distributed to parents or caregivers as words underlined are additions. hb503-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 503 2026 part of postpartum or childbirth education provided by hospitals, birth centers, home birth providers, and childbirth educators in this state. The materials must include, but need not be limited to, instruction on all of the following: (a) The increased risk of drowning for infants and toddlers in bathtubs, pools, and …
Sponsors
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042) · primary sponsor
- Kendall (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Kendall, Kim (R, HD-018) · primary sponsor
- Bartleman, Robin (D, HD-103)
- Berfield, Kimberly (R, HD-058)
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Chaney, Linda (R, HD-061)
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016)
- Harris, Rita (D, HD-044)
- Hunschofsky, Christine (D, HD-095)
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
- Mooney, Jim (R, HD-120)
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 1
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 503 c1 (March 4, 2026): 108 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 24, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 24, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H503?
- H503 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Drowning Prevention Education.
- What does H503 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to drowning prevention education; creating s. 383.3363, F.S.; 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…
- What is the status of H503?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H503?
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H503?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/503
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