SB 734 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death

Summary

Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death; Deleting a provision prohibiting the recovery of certain damages by specified parties related to the decedent in wrongful death proceedings, etc.

Bill status vetoed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Vetoed Apr 30, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

23–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 26, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 1 Nay 1

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 30, 2025

Vetoed

Substituted HB 6017 (Vetoed by Governor)

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Mar 26, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (23-1-1)

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Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1

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Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 2

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Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building

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Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

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Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

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Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2

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Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

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Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors