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Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (HB6003)

Score:

65

%

Florida

2026

Latest Action:

Received

Updated:

January 22, 2026

Chamber:

Senate

This bill changes Florida law about who can get compensation when someone dies due to medical negligence. It removes limits on who can claim damages, including for emotional suffering, making changes to several sections of state law. It clarifies that actions under certain sections are not considered medical malpractice claims. The changes take effect on July 1, 2026.

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House
Senate
Bill Number 		HB6003
Motion Text 		Passage, Third Reading  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-01-15 06:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Michelle Salzman (R) Florida-1 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alex Andrade (R) Florida-2 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Nathan Boyles (R) Florida-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Patt Maney (R) Florida-4 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Shane Abbott (R) Florida-5 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Griff Griffitts (R) Florida-6 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jason Shoaf (R) Florida-7 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gallop Franklin (D) Florida-8 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Allison Tant (D) Florida-9 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chuck Brannan (R) Florida-10 		Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Sam Garrison (R) Florida-11 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Wyman Duggan (R) Florida-12 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Angie Nixon (D) Florida-13 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Kim Daniels (D) Florida-14 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 2
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Dean Black (R) Florida-15 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kiyan Michael (R) Florida-16 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jessica Baker (R) Florida-17 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Kendall (R) Florida-18 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Sam Greco (R) Florida-19 		No Yes No Yes: 1
No: 2
Abstain: 0
Total: 3
Judson Sapp (R) Florida-20 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 3
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 4
Yvonne Hinson (D) Florida-21 		No Yes No Yes: 1
No: 2
Abstain: 0
Total: 3
Chad Johnson (R) Florida-22 		No No Yes Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
J.J. Grow (R) Florida-23 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ryan Chamberlin (R) Florida-24 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Taylor Yarkosky (R) Florida-25 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nan Cobb (R) Florida-26 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Richard Gentry (R) Florida-27 		Yes No No Yes: 2
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Bill Partington (R) Florida-28 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 2
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 3
Webster Barnaby (R) Florida-29 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chase Tramont (R) Florida-30 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tyler Sirois (R) Florida-31 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brian Hodgers (R) Florida-32 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Monique Miller (R) Florida-33 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Robbie Brackett (R) Florida-34 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Erika Booth (R) Florida-35 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 3
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 3
Rachel Plakon (R) Florida-36 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Susan Plasencia (R) Florida-37 		Abstain Yes Na Yes: 1
No: 1
Abstain: 2
Total: 4
Dave Smith (R) Florida-38 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Doug Bankson (R) Florida-39 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
RaShon Young (D) Florida-40 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 2
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Bruce Antone (D) Florida-41 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Anna Eskamani (D) Florida-42 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 4
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Total: 6
Johanna López (D) Florida-43 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Rita Harris (D) Florida-44 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Leonard Spencer (D) Florida-45 		Yes Na Na Yes: 2
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 3
Jose Alvarez (D) Florida-46 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paula Stark (R) Florida-47 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jon Albert (R) Florida-48 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (R) Florida-49 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jennifer Canady (R) Florida-50 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 2
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Total: 4
Josie Tomkow (R) Florida-51 		Abstain Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 1
John Temple (R) Florida-52 		No Na Na Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jeff Holcomb (R) Florida-53 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Randy Maggard (R) Florida-54 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kevin Steele (R) Florida-55 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brad Yeager (R) Florida-56 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 2
Adam Anderson (R) Florida-57 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Kim Berfield (R) Florida-58 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Berny Jacques (R) Florida-59 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lindsay Cross (D) Florida-60 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Linda Chaney (R) Florida-61 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 2
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Michele Rayner (D) Florida-62 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dianne Hart-Lowman (D) Florida-63 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Susan Valdés (R) Florida-64 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R) Florida-65 		No No Yes Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Traci Koster (R) Florida-66 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Fentrice Driskell (D) Florida-67 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Lawrence McClure (R) Florida-68 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 2
Danny Alvarez (R) Florida-69 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michael Owen (R) Florida-70 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Will Robinson (R) Florida-71 		Yes No No Yes: 2
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Total: 4
Bill Conerly (R) Florida-72 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 2
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Total: 4
Fiona McFarland (R) Florida-73 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
James Buchanan (R) Florida-74 		Yes No No Yes: 3
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 4
Danny Nix (R) Florida-75 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Vanessa Oliver (R) Florida-76 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Tiffany Esposito (R) Florida-77 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R) Florida-78 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Giallombardo (R) Florida-79 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adam Botana (R) Florida-80 		Yes Na Na Yes: 2
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Yvette Benarroch (R) Florida-81 		No Na Na Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Lauren Melo (R) Florida-82 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 2
Kaylee Tuck (R) Florida-83 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dana Trabulsy (R) Florida-84 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Toby Overdorf (R) Florida-85 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 2
John Snyder (R) Florida-86 		No Na Na Yes: 2
No: 4
Abstain: 0
Total: 6
Mike Caruso (R) Florida-87 		Yes Na Na Yes: 3
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 3
Tae Edmonds (D) Florida-88 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Debra Tendrich (D) Florida-89 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Casello (D) Florida-90 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rob Long (D) Florida-90 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R) Florida-91 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kelly Skidmore (D) Florida-92 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Anne Gerwig (R) Florida-93 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Meg Weinberger (R) Florida-94 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Christine Hunschofsky (D) Florida-95 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Daley (D) Florida-96 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lisa Dunkley (D) Florida-97 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mitch Rosenwald (D) Florida-98 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Daryl Campbell (D) Florida-99 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chip LaMarca (R) Florida-100 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Hillary Cassel (R) Florida-101 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Gottlieb (D) Florida-102 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Robin Bartleman (D) Florida-103 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Felicia Robinson (D) Florida-104 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marie Woodson (D) Florida-105 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Fabián Basabe (R) Florida-106 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Wallace Aristide (D) Florida-107 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dotie Joseph (D) Florida-108 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ashley Gantt (D) Florida-109 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Fabricio (R) Florida-110 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
David Borrero (R) Florida-111 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alex Rizo (R) Florida-112 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Vicki Lopez (R) Florida-113 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Demi Busatta (R) Florida-114 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Omar Blanco (R) Florida-115 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Daniel Perez (R) Florida-116 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kevin Chambliss (D) Florida-117 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Redondo (R) Florida-118 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Juan Porras (R) Florida-119 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jim Mooney (R) Florida-120 		No Yes No Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1

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