HB 1201 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Student Health and Safety

Summary

Student Health and Safety; Revises DOH responsibilities for educational programs concerning epilepsy; revises requirements for student's individualized seizure action plan; revises list of which employees must complete training in care of students with epilepsy & seizure disorders; & provides that training is valid for 5 years.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 1201 c1 → H 1201 er · 2 edits

MINOR

The document has been updated from a committee version to the enrolled version, indicating the bill has been approved by both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The changes are purely technical, involving the addition of 'ENROLLED' headers and the replacement of the version identifier from 'c1' to 'er' to reflect its final status.

TECHNICAL

Header text was changed from 'CS/HB 1201' to 'ENROLLED CS/HB 1201' to signify the bill is in its final, enacted form.

The footer identifier was updated from 'hb1201-01-c1' to 'hb1201 -01-er' to match the new enrolled status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 39

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 11, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education & Employment Committee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 10 co-sponsors