Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death
Summary
Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death; Removes provision precluding certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 24, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Jan 15, 2026
How they voted
88–18
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 118
Jan 15, 2026
D
Democratic34
88% Yea
R
Republican84
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 17
lower
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Oct 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Oct 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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