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


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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