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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 25: Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 25 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 6, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions. Primary sponsor: Johanna López (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 28, 2025): Withdrawn prior to introduction.

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.

Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions; Removes provision that prohibits adult children & parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johanna LópezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42

“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. Withdrawn prior to introduction
  2. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  4. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. Filed

Sources

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