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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - Retained on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

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

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  • CS/CS/SB 606, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2026 at 4:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 503 (c1) Drowning Prevention Education Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    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)

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  • CS/SB 606, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/21/2026 at 11:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 503 (c1) Drowning Prevention Education Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    236920 - Amendment
    Delete lines 49 - 86 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Smith)
    2/11/2026
    7:50 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2026 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/12/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants. Page 3 (pdf)
    383.3363 Page 1 (pdf)
    395.1053 Postpartum education. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 606, Original Filed Version Posted 11/20/2025 at 8:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 503 Drowning Prevention Education Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    126596 - Amendment
    Delete lines 50 - 51 and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Smith)
    1/16/2026
    2:50 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/20/2026
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants. Page 3 (pdf)
    383.3363 Page 1 (pdf)
    395.1053 Postpartum education. Page 3 (pdf)

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