Florida · House Bill 6017 · 2025 Regular Session

Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

HB 6017 Sponsored by Dana Trabulsy and Johanna López Vetoed

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 26, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 1, 2025
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Vetoed May 29, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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

Every action

42 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 34 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeAdded to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee18–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–1 vote
  12. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  18. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  19. HouseRead 3rd time
  20. HousePassed; YEAS 104, NAYS 6
  21. SenateIn Messages
  22. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  23. SenateReceived
  24. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 858 · Senate Rules
  25. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  26. SenateSubstituted for SB 734 -SJ 859
  27. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 858
  28. SenateAmendment(s) failed (270612) -SJ 859
  29. SenateRead 3rd time
  30. SenateTemporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
  31. SenateReconsidered
  32. SenateTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
  33. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
  34. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 1094
  1. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 1094
  2. SenatePassed; YEAS 33 NAYS 4 -SJ 1094
  3. HouseIn Messages
  4. HouseOrdered enrolled
  5. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  6. GovernorVetoed by Governor
  7. HouseVeto Message received (2025 Regular Session, 2026 Regular Session)
  8. HouseVeto Message transmitted to Secretary of State

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full House

Passed 104–6
Mar 26, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 104 No 6 Not voting 9
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 75 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 104

No · 6

Not voting · 9

A - 270612; Amendment; Second Reading · Full Senate

18–19
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 18 No 19 Not voting 1
Democrats: 1 yes, 8 no Independents: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 17 yes, 10 no
How each member voted

Yes · 18

No · 19

Excused · 1

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 33–4
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 33 No 4 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 22 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 33

No · 4

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 5, 2025 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 18

 Passed 18–0
Mar 20, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

No · 1

Not voting · 2

 Passed 20–1

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

All 12 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.