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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 6003: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 6003 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on September 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death. Primary sponsor: Johanna López (Democratic), Dana Trabulsy (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

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.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johanna LópezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Dana TrabulsyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Debra TendrichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
RaShon YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40

“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. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. Passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 17
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  10. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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