republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2026/hb-1201.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Student Health and Safety"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1201"
citation: "Florida HB 1201 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-75"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Mooney"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fa0c7f3-5e58-471f-9fb6-f946d63a6bc1"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1201/ByCategory"
source_hash: "0adf22aa5871d49482bfe37aabc56ff3ad471fd0faf01658b6d150ab11498ecd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1201 (2026) — Student Health and Safety

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.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-75.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1201 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1201/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1201 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1201/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1201 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1201/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Education & Employment Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Student Academic Success Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Blanco — primary (person)
- Mooney — primary (person)
- Student Academic Success Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Cobb — cosponsor (person)
- Gerwig — cosponsor (person)
- Gottlieb — cosponsor (person)
- Hunschofsky — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Partington — cosponsor (person)
- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
- Tant — cosponsor (person)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-08** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- **2026-01-27** Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-29** Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-30** Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
- **2026-01-30** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-30** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Referred to Education & Employment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- **2026-02-09** Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-11** Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- **2026-02-11** Now in Education & Employment Committee
- **2026-02-13** Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
- **2026-02-17** Favorable by Education & Employment Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
- **2026-02-17** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-17** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-25** In Messages
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 186
- **2026-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-04** In Messages
- **2026-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Chapter No. 2026-75

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fa0c7f3-5e58-471f-9fb6-f946d63a6bc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).