# Florida HB 493: Leave for Living Organ Donation

Florida HB 493, Leave for Living Organ Donation, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Kimberly Berfield (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Rules); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 493
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Leave for Living Organ Donation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Rules
- Sponsor: Kimberly Berfield (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Government Operations Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (112 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kimberly Berfield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Government Operations Subcommittee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Received (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: In Messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-20: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-02: Now in State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-30: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-01-30: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee(Amended) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-11-24: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-19: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/493/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/493/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/493/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/493/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB493-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).