Florida · Senate Bill 164 · 2026 Regular Session

Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

  1. Introduced Oct 10, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 21, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

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”; 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.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/04/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 · Senate Judiciary5–4 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/28/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice5–3 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. 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
Nov 4, 2025 Senate Judiciary Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 5–4
Jan 28, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 5–3

Sponsors

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

All 1 cosponsor

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