The 2026 Legislative Session isn’t set to start for another three months, but already one of its most contentious legislative proposals is just one vote from reaching the House floor.

Members of the House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 16-2 to advance HB 6003 , which would repeal a unique Florida law that denies some families the ability to sue for noneconomic damages — like grief and loss of companionship — if a hospital or doctor’s error kills their loved one.

The measure is virtually identical to a bill lawmakers overwhelmingly approved in May, only for Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto it later that month, pointing to its lack of caps on damages as an incentive for lawyers to pursue what he called “ jackpot justice .”

Fort Pierce Republican Rep. Dana

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