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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 6017 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 7, 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 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2025): Veto Message received (2025 Regular Session).

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 that precluded certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johanna LópezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Dana TrabulsyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
LaVon Bracy DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Dianne Hart-LowmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
HodgersCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“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. Veto Message received (2025 Regular Session)
  2. Vetoed by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 4
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Retained on Special Order Calendar
  10. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  11. Reconsidered
  12. Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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