Section 768.21(8) remains Florida law. HB 6003, the 2026 clean-repeal bill, died in Senate Rules on March 13, 2026. Identical SB 1700 died in Senate Judiciary.
The result followed the 2025 Legislature’s overwhelming passage of HB 6017—104–6 in the House and 33–4 in the Senate—and Governor Ron DeSantis’s May 29, 2025 veto. On June 18, 2026, the House transmitted that veto message to the Secretary of State.
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