CS/HB 503: Drowning Prevention Education
GENERAL BILL by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ; Eskamani ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Driskell ; Harris ; Snyder
Drowning Prevention Education; 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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/20/2026 House - Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/20/2026 House - Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/24/2025 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee |
| 2/13/2026 | House |
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee |
| 2/20/2026 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
