FL HB 6003

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Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did FL HB 6003 pass?

No. FL HB 6003 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules

What is FL HB 6003 about?

Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death; Removes provision precluding certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death.

Who sponsors FL HB 6003?

López, J., Trabulsy are the primary sponsors of FL HB 6003, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death; Removes provision precluding certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-13
Died in Rules
failure
2026-01-22
Received
enrolled
2026-01-16
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-15
In Messages
2026-01-15
Passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 17
passage
2026-01-15
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-01-15
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-01-15
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-01-12
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
2025-11-19
Bill released to House Calendar
2025-11-19
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2025-11-19
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-12
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2025-10-15
Now in Judiciary Committee
2025-10-15
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-10-15
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-08
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2025-10-01
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-10-01
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-10-01
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-09-24
Filed
filing

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)
2025-10-15 · pass · 16-2
Favorable (Judiciary Committee)
2025-11-19 · pass · 15-1
Passage, Third Reading
2026-01-15 · pass · 88-17
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: no
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: no
- Owen: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: no
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: no
- Rayner: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: no
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: no
- Berfield: no
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Hodgers: no
- Sirois: yes
- Holcomb: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: no
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Johnson: no
- Buchanan: no
- Joseph: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: no
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: no
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: no
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: no
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: no
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Alvarez, J.: not voting
- Giallombardo: not voting
- Barnaby: not voting
- Rizo: not voting
- Benarroch: not voting
- Borrero: not voting
- Botana: not voting
- Skidmore: not voting
- Snyder: not voting
- Brannan: not voting
- Spencer: not voting
- Maggard: not voting

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6003/ByCategory

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