The Florida Senate

HB 289: Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

GENERAL BILL by Greco

Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child; Prohibits right of action against mother for wrongful death of unborn child or against health care provider for legal medical care provided in certain circumstances; authorizes parents of unborn child to recover certain damages; prohibits recovery of certain damages if decedent is unborn child.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/31/2025	House	• Filed
  11/4/2025	House	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  11/7/2025	House	• PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

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• HB 289, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/31/2025 at 4:14 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 164	Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child	Grall	Similar	Last Action: 11/5/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  768.18	Definitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
  768.19	Right of action.	Page 3 (pdf)
  768.21	Damages.	Page 3 (pdf)

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