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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1574: Newborn Screenings

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1574 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Newborn Screenings. Primary sponsor: LaVon Bracy Davis (Democratic). It lists 36 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Messages.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Newborn Screenings; Citing this act as “Mattie’s Law”; requiring that newborns, beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for biliary atresia in a specified manner, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Independent 1 · Republican 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
LaVon Bracy DavisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Ben AlbrittonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Kristen ArringtonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Lori BermanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mack BernardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Jim BoydCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jennifer BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Jason BrodeurCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Danny BurgessCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Colleen BurtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Alexis CalatayudCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Nick DiCeglieCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Don GaetzCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Ileana GarciaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Erin GrallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Joe GrutersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Gayle HarrellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Ed HooperCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Shev JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Tom LeekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Jonathan MartinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Ralph MassulloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Debbie MayfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Stan McClainCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Rosalind OsgoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Kathleen PassidomoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Jason PizzoCo-sponsorIndependentSenate37
Tina PolskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Ana Maria RodriguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Darryl RousonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Barbara ShariefCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Corey SimonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Keith TruenowCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Jay TrumbullCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Tommy WrightCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Clay YarboroughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Messages
  2. In Messages
  3. Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  4. Read 3rd time
  5. Read 2nd time
  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
  7. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  8. Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
  9. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  10. Now in Fiscal Policy
  11. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  12. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source