SB 1700: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

GENERAL BILL by Grall; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson, Pizzo, Mayfield, Osgood, Smith, Bernard, Rodriguez, Davis

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 03:48 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 6003 by Trabulsy, López, J. Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Identical

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  400.023	Civil enforcement.	Page 2 (pdf)
  400.0235	Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part.	Page 2 (pdf)
  429.295	Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part.	Page 2 (pdf)
  768.21	Damages.	Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Judiciary