TALLAHASSEE — More than four months after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the idea, the Florida House on Wednesday began a renewed effort to repeal a decades-old law that has prevented some people from pursuing key damages in medical-malpractice lawsuits.

The House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee voted 16-2 to approve a bill (HB 6003) that would repeal the long-controversial 1990 law. Supporters said a repeal would provide justice to people whose family members die because of medical negligence, while opponents said it would drive up insurance — and health-care — costs.

“I believe in this bill, and I believe that what we are doing is right,” said bill sponsor Dana Trabulsy, R-Fort Pierce.

But Andrew Borom, a Tallahassee orthopedic surgeon, told lawmakers that the bill, which is filed for

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