Florida · Senate Bill 1284 · 2025 Regular Session

Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

SB 1284 Sponsored by Erin Grall Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

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”; providing that the Wrongful Death Act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother of an unborn child for the death of the child; providing that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against a health care…

Read the full title (102 words)

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”; providing that the Wrongful Death Act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother of an unborn child for the death of the child; providing that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against a health care provider for the death of an unborn child which results from medical care complying with the applicable standard of care; authorizing parents of an unborn child to recover certain damages, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 4 · Senate Judiciary6–4 vote
  1. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  3. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice5–3 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Judiciary CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 4
Members

Yes · 6

No · 4

Not voting · 1

 6–4
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
Members

Yes · 5

No · 3

Not voting · 1

 5–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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