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SB 562 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Communication Rights of Individuals with Disabilities

Summary
Communication Rights of Individuals with Disabilities; Providing that individuals with a disability have the right to communicate in their preferred manner; prohibiting state agencies, schools, and health care providers from restricting or denying such individuals access to their preferred alternative communication method; specifying rights that individuals with disabilities have with respect to their communication needs; establishing the Communication Rights Advisory Board within the Agency for Persons with Disabilities for a specified purpose, etc.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates schools provide preferred communication methods for disabled students, directly protecting educational access and aligning with 'protect' indicator for education.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates healthcare providers to respect communication preferences, enhancing patient access and rights within healthcare services.90% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Ileana Garcia
RRepublican
FL
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