SB 562

Florida Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 13, 2026.

Communication Rights of Individuals with Disabilities.

Bill ID FL-2026-SB-562
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate failed 2026-03-13
Education Healthcare
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.

Sponsor
Garcia
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-13 Status failed
2026-03-13 Latest Action Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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