FloridaCivil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child
What it does
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”; providing that the Wrongful Death Act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother of an unborn child for the death of the child; providing that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against a health care provider for the death of an unborn child which results from medical care complying with the applicable standard of care; authorizing parents of an unborn child to recover certain damages, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
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History
- 2025
- Jun 16Died in RulesDied
- May 3Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from considerationMajor
- Apr 11Now in Rules
- Apr 10Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
- Apr 3CS by Judiciary read 1st time
- Apr 3Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Apr 3Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Apr 1CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 4
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Mar 10IntroducedMinor
- Mar 6Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; RulesMinor
- Feb 26FiledIntroduced