SB 428: Drowning Prevention
GENERAL BILL by Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Davis ; Berman ; Massullo ; Sharief ; Jones ; Bernard
Drowning Prevention; Revising the purpose of the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; revising the age requirements for children receiving a voucher through the program; requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for specified purposes; 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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/7/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
1/21/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/23/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
2/25/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Amendment(s) adopted (667490, 768758)
• Read 3rd time
• Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/25/2026 House • In Messages
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SB 428, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 7:24 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 503 (c1) Drowning Prevention Education Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) 
S 606 (c2) Drowning Prevention Education Smith Similar Last Action: 2/19/2026 S Retained on Calendar
H 85 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program Kendall Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants. Page 3 (pdf) 383.3363 Page 2 (pdf) 395.1053 Postpartum education. Page 3 (pdf) 514.073 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 428, Original Filed Version Posted 11/7/2025 at 3:02 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 85 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program Kendall Identical Last Action: 1/21/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Floor Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 667490 - Amendment
Delete line 15 and insert:Yarborough 2/25/2026
9:11 AMSenate: Adopted
2/25/2026Web Page
PDF768758 - Amendment
Between lines 31 and 32 insert:Smith 2/24/2026
12:31 PMSenate: Adopted
2/25/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/4/2026 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/12/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/25/2026 5:43 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 514.073 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program. Page 1 (pdf)