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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 164: Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

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

SB 164 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on October 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child. Primary sponsor: Erin Grall (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child; Revising the definition of the term “survivors” to include the parents of an unborn child; defining the term “unborn child”; prohibiting a right of action against the mother for the wrongful death of an unborn child or against a medical provider for lawful medical care provided in certain circumstances, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Erin GrallPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Clay YarboroughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“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. Now in Rules
  3. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
  4. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
  5. Introduced
  6. Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  7. Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 4
  8. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/04/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  9. Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  10. Filed

Sources

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