Drowning Prevention
SB 428 revises Florida's Swimming Lesson Voucher Program to lower the maximum age for eligible children from 7 to 4 years old. The bill directly affects low-income families (at or below 200% of the federal poverty level) with children aged 1 through 4 who qualify for free swimming lessons. It updates the program's eligibility criteria in statute, requiring children to be between 1 and 4 years old (instead of 1-7) to receive a voucher. The program aims to increase water safety by removing barriers for younger children in qualifying families.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 21, 2026
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The bill's status was updated from 'First Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', reflecting its completion of the legislative process and readiness for executive action.
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The bill's internal reference code was updated from 'e1' to 'er' to denote its enrolled status, and the document header was adjusted to reflect this final stage.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 21, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (667490, 768758)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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