Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session
S0562 — Communication Rights of Individuals with Disabilities
Status: FailedIssues: Healthcare
Summary
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.
Frequently Asked
- What does S0562 do?
- 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.
- What's the current status of S0562?
- S0562 is currently Failed. We track every roll-call vote.
- How did Pinellas County legislators vote on S0562?
- No roll-call votes have been recorded for S0562 yet — the bill may not have reached a floor vote.
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S0562 is failed. Hold your reps accountable for how they voted.