Bill Summary

HB 503 Drowning Prevention Education (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Eskamani Co Sponsors: Campbell, Harris
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Summary
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 hospitals, birth centers, & home health providers to maintain proof of compliance with required distribution of educational materials & make such records available to AHCA upon request; requires childbirth educators to provide informational materials to parents or caregivers receiving childbirth education from them. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
» H Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
   H Health Care Budget Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
11/20/25
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Filed
11/24/25
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Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; Health Care Budget Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/24/25
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Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0503
Filed on 11/20/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
383.318
383.3363
395.1053
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