Bill Commons

FL SB 188

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Medical Examiners’ Duties

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 188 pass?

No. FL SB 188 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Health Policy

What is FL SB 188 about?

Medical Examiners’ Duties; Specifying autopsy requirements for certain cases involving sudden and unexpected deaths; requiring medical examiners to report specified cases to the national Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry in accordance with protocols established by the Department of Health and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; requiring the department to impose certain administrative penalties against medical examiners for failure to report such cases in a specified timeframe, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 188?

Garcia is the primary sponsor of FL SB 188.

Description

Medical Examiners’ Duties; Specifying autopsy requirements for certain cases involving sudden and unexpected deaths; requiring medical examiners to report specified cases to the national Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry in accordance with protocols established by the Department of Health and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; requiring the department to impose certain administrative penalties against medical examiners for failure to report such cases in a specified timeframe, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Health Policy
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Garciaprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Health Policy

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2025-11-03

    Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-10-14

    Filed

    filing

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/188/ByCategory

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