# Florida SB 1574: Newborn Screenings

Florida SB 1574, Newborn Screenings, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Messages) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1574-2026
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1574
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Newborn Screenings
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Messages
- Sponsor: LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (73 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Messages (House)
- 2026-03-05: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 612 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 612 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 612 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1574/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1574/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1574/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1574/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1574-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).