Florida · Senate Bill 1700 · 2026 Regular Session

Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

SB 1700 Sponsored by Erin Grall Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

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; Deleting a provision that precludes certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeDied in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent.

All 8 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.