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SB 606 — Drowning Prevention Education
Last action — Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 20, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
LowHow often bills like it became law.
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
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.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
85 added · 72 removed85 line(s) added, 72 removed.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 606 By the CommitteesCommittee on FiscalHealth Policy;
and HealthSenators Policy;Smith, Yarborough, Davis, and Berman 588-02060-26 2026606c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to drowning prevention education;
and Senators Smith, Yarborough, Davis, Berman, Sharief, and Jones 594-02803-26 2026606c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to drowning prevention education;
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requiring childbirth educators to provide the informational materials to parents or caregivers receiving childbirth education from them;
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The materials must include, but need not be limited to, instruction on all of the following:
Page 1 of 3 CODING:
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(a) The increased risk of drowning for infants and toddlers in bathtubs, pools, and other water sources, citing available data on such drownings.
(b) Water safety measures parents can employ to prevent drowning, emphasizing the importance of constant supervision of infants and children while they are around water and the benefits of early childhood swimming lessons and water competency programs as an added layer of protection from drownings.
(2) Hospitals,Each hospital, birth centers,center, and home birth providersprovider providing maternity, prenatal, and newborn services shall provide the educational materials developed under subsection (1) to the parents or caregivers of a newborn as part of theirits postpartum education and care.
Hospitals and birth centers shall maintain proof of compliance with this subsection and make such records available to the Agency for Health Care Administration upon request.
383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants.—Page (4)2 The birth center shall provide a postpartum evaluation and followup care that includes all of the3 following:CODING:
Words stricken are deletions;
words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 606 588-02060-26 2026606c1 infants.— (4) The birth center shall provide a postpartum evaluation and followup care that includes all of the following:
Birth centers shall maintain proof of compliance with the requirements of this paragraph and make such records available to the Agency for Health Care Administration upon request.
Section 395.1053, Florida Statutes, is amended Pageto 2read: of 3 CODING:
Words395.1053 strickenPostpartum areeducation.— deletions;(1) A hospital that provides birthing services shall provide each parent with postpartum education on the care of newborns, which must include all of the following:
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395.1053 Postpartum education.—A hospital that provides birthing services shall provide each parent with postpartum education on the care of newborns, which must include all of the following:
(1) incorporate Information on safe sleep practices and the possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.
into the hospital’s postpartum instruction on the care of newborns and provide to each parent (2) Provision of the informational pamphlet on infant and childhood eye and vision disorders created by the department pursuant to s.
(3)(c) Provision of the educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices developed by the department under s.
(2) Hospitals shall maintain proof of compliance with the requirements of this section and make such records available to the agency upon request.
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The bill requires the Florida Department of Health to create educational materials on drowning prevention and safe bathing practices, which must be provided to new parents and caregivers by various health providers.
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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 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 other water sources, citing available data on such drownings. (b) Water safety measures parents can employ to prevent drowning, emphasizing the importance of constant supervision of infants and children while they are around water and the benefits of early childhood swimming lessons and water competency programs as an added layer of protection from drowning. (c) Additional safety hazards in the home setting and evidence-based safe bathing practices. (2) Hospitals, birth centers, and home birth providers providing maternity, prenatal, and newborn services shall provide the educational materials developed under subsection (1) to the parents or caregivers of a newborn as part of their postpartum education and care. (3) Childbirth educators shall provide the educational materials developed under subsection (1) to the parents or caregivers receiving childbirth education.
This addition creates a new requirement for educational materials on drowning prevention to be developed and distributed to parents and caregivers.
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383.318
Provision of the educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices developed by the Department of Health under s. 383.3363.
This addition requires birth centers to provide the new drowning prevention educational materials to parents and caregivers as part of postpartum care.
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395.1053
incorporate Information on safe sleep practices and the possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. into the hospital’s postpartum instruction on the care of newborns and provide to each parent→ incorporate information on safe sleep practices and the possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death into the hospital’s postpartum instruction on the care of newborns and provide to each parent.This amendment adjusts the language regarding safe sleep practices within the postpartum education requirement.
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395.1053
Provision of the educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices developed by the department under s. 383.3363.
This addition mandates that hospitals provide the new drowning prevention educational materials in their postpartum education.
Action History
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Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38)
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Retained on Calendar
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CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
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Now in Fiscal Policy
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Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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CS by Health Policy read 1st time
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Introduced
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Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
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Filed
Sponsors
- Barbara Sharief · Cosponsor
- Lori Berman · Cosponsor
- Tracie Davis · Cosponsor
- Clay Yarborough · Cosponsor
- Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones · Cosponsor
- Carlos Guillermo Smith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat
Co-sponsors (5)
- Sharief, Barbara Democrat
- Berman, Lori Democrat
- Davis, Tracie Democrat
- Yarborough, Clay Republican
- Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat
Not signed on (158)
158 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| Gaetz, Don | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 606 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors SB 606?
- SB 606 is sponsored by Sharief, Barbara (Democrat), Berman, Lori (Democrat), Davis, Tracie (Democrat), Yarborough, Clay (Republican), Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" (Democrat), and Smith, Carlos Guillermo (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 606?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 20, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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