HB 6003: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death

GENERAL BILL by Trabulsy, López, J.; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Driskell, Eskamani, Gottlieb, Joseph, Tendrich, Valdés, Young

Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death; Removes provision precluding certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death.

Current Bill Version Posted: 9/24/2025 02:08 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1700 by Grall Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Judiciary	Identical

• Analyses (2)

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  • Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   10/15/2025
  • Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)   11/19/2025

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  1/15/2026 1:00 PM	House	88 Yeas - 17 Nays

• 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 3 (pdf)
  768.21	Damages.	Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  9/24/2025	H	• Filed
  10/1/2025	H	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  10/8/2025	H	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  10/15/2025	H	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  11/12/2025	H	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  11/19/2025	H	• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar
  1/12/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 17
  1/15/2026	S	• In Messages
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• Received
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Rules