# Florida SB 734: Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death

Florida SB 734, Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Clay Yarborough (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-30 (Laid on Table -SJ 859) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB734-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 734
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Laid on Table -SJ 859
- Sponsor: Clay Yarborough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Judiciary, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (40 yes, 5 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: Clay Yarborough (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 8 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 9 | 2 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-30: Laid on Table -SJ 859 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Substituted HB 6017 (Vetoed by Governor) -SJ 859 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/734/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/734/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/734/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/734/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB734-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).