Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session
Florida HB 1151
Health Care Autonomy
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Driskell (Democratic)
Cosponsors (5)
- Skidmore (Democratic)
- Eskamani (Democratic)
- Cross (Democratic)
- Campbell (Democratic)
- Alvarez, J. (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary
Health Care Autonomy; Establishes fundamental right to reproductive health care; provides that every individual has fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about individual's own reproductive health; provides that individuals who become pregnant have fundamental right to make certain decisions in exercise of such right; prohibits state from denying or interfering with individual's right to access reproductive health care; prohibits state & local law enforcement agencies & officials from harassing or discriminating against individual for providing or obtaining reproductive health care or assisting another person in doing so; prohibits such state & local entities from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against individual for exercising specified rights, or against individual for assisting another in exercising such rights; provides individuals with immunity from civil liability for exercising specified rights or aiding or assisting another in exercising such rights; provides that fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under laws of this state; prohibits local units of government from regulating individual's ability to exercise right to reproductive health care in manner more restrictive than that set forth in specified provisions.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 · House
Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Referred to Judiciary Committee - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version) - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Filed