# Florida SB 428: Drowning Prevention

Florida SB 428, Drowning Prevention, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Clay Yarborough (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Chapter No. 2026-38); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB428-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 428
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Drowning Prevention
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Chapter No. 2026-38
- Sponsor: Clay Yarborough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (181 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free swimming lessons for more children: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida expands no-cost swimming lesson vouchers to children ages 1 through 7. Previously, children had to be age 4 or younger. Family income must be no more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Families must live in Florida and provide their Florida address. The D…
- New water safety education for parents: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s Department of Health must create drowning prevention and safe bathing materials. Hospitals, birth centers, and home birth providers must give them to newborns’ parents or caregivers during postpartum education and care. Childbirth educators must also give them to p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clay Yarborough (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Health Policy Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-04-22: Chapter No. 2026-38
- 2026-04-21: Approved by Governor
- 2026-04-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-05: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-25: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-25: Immediately certified -SJ 437 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 435 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time -SJ 435 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Amendment(s) adopted (667490, 768758) -SJ 434 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time -SJ 434 (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-11-07: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/e1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-07: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/Filed/PDF)

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

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/428/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB428-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).