H 6003
Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death
Would have allowed more family members — such as adult children or parents of adult victims — to sue for damages when a loved one dies due to medical negligence. Current law bars certain relatives from recovering compensation in those wrongful-death cases.
Timeline
- Died in Rules
- Received
- Referred to Rules
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar88–17
- Read 3rd time
- Passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 17
- In Messages
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
- Favorable by Judiciary Committee17–1
- Reported out of Judiciary Committee17–1
- Bill released to House Calendar
- Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee16–2
- Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee16–2
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
- Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Filed
Status
Died in Rules
- Stage:
- Failed
- Chamber:
- House
- Last movement:
- March 13, 2026
Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.