Florida · Senate Bill 734 · 2025 Regular Session

Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death

SB 734 Sponsored by Clay Yarborough Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 25, 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.

Deleting a provision prohibiting the recovery of certain damages by specified parties related to the decedent in wrongful death proceedings, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 · Senate Judiciary9–2 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services8–2 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules23–1 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 858
  7. SenateSubstituted HB 6017 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 859
  8. SenateLaid on Table -SJ 859

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 4, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 Passed 9–2
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 Passed 8–2
Mar 26, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 Passed 23–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.