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CS/SB 186: Student Health and Safety

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones

Student Health and Safety; Revising Department of Health responsibilities for educational programs concerning epilepsy; revising the definition of the term “school”; revising requirements for a student’s individualized seizure action plan; revising the list of which employees must complete training in the care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders; requiring the Department of Education to identify for a specified purpose posters that meet certain requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/14/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Education Pre-K - 12; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Education Pre-K - 12
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 186, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 11:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1201 (c1) Student Health and Safety Student Academic Success Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/19/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    385.207 Care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; establishment of programs in epilepsy control. Page 1 (pdf)
    1006.0626 Care of students with epilepsy or seizure disorders. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 186, Original Filed Version Posted 10/14/2025 at 1:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1201 (c1) Student Health and Safety Student Academic Success Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/19/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    333962 - Amendment
    Delete lines 61 - 64 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Garcia)     		2/6/2026
    3:58 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    385.207 Care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; establishment of programs in epilepsy control. Page 1 (pdf)
    1006.0626 Care of students with epilepsy or seizure disorders. Page 2 (pdf)

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