Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H563: Repetitive Head Impact Prevention
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires parents and legal guardians registering child in high-risk sport to receive specified educational materials; provides requirements for such materials; requires certain athletic directors, coaches, referees, & trainers of high-risk sports to complete specified training; requires State Surgeon General, in collaboration with others, to develop specified continuing education courses for certain persons; establishes Florida Brain Health in Sports Panel within DOH; provides requirements for panel; authorizes department to use certain funds for certain purposes; provides rulemaking authority to department; designates Parkman-Lewis Day.
What the bill says
An act relating to repetitive head impact prevention; providing a short title; creating s. 381.996, F.S.; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; requiring parents and legal guardians registering children in high-risk sports to receive specified educational materials; providing requirements for such materials; requiring certain athletic directors, coaches, referees, and trainers to complete specified training…
From the introduced text, December 1, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to repetitive head impact prevention; providing a short title; creating s. 381.996, F.S.; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; requiring parents and legal guardians registering children in high-risk sports to receive specified educational materials; providing requirements for such materials; requiring certain athletic directors, coaches, referees, and trainers to complete specified training; requiring the State Surgeon General, in collaboration with certain persons and entities, to develop specified continuing education courses for certain persons; establishing the Florida Brain Health in Sports Panel within the Department of Health; providing requirements for the panel; authorizing the department to use certain funds for certain purposes; providing rulemaking authority to the department; creating s. 683.339, F.S.; designating September 24 of each year as "Parkman-Lewis Day"; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Mac Parkman and Ray Lewis III Act." words underlined are additions. hb563-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 563 2026 Section 2. Section 381.996, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 381.996 Repetitive head impact prevention.-- (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Repetitive head impacts are inherent in high-risk sports and are the root cause of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (b) Youth under 18 years of age are especially vulnerable due to ongoing brain development. (c) …
Sponsors
- Kimberly Daniels (D, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Daniels, Kimberly (D, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Owen, Michael (R, HD-070) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H563?
- H563 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Repetitive Head Impact Prevention.
- What does H563 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to repetitive head impact prevention; providing a short title; creating s. 381.996, F.S.; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; requiring parents and legal guardians registering children in high-risk sports to receive specified educational materials; providing requirements for such materials; requiring certain athletic directors, coaches, referees, and trainers to complete specified training…
- What is the status of H563?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Student Academic Success Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H563?
- Kimberly Daniels (D, HD-014), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H563?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/563
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