Florida Lawmakers Refile Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Bill DeSantis Vetoed

"I believe in this bill, and I believe that what we are doing is right," bill sponsor Dana Trabulsy, R-Fort Pierce, said. "We pay the highest malpractice rates in the country," Borom said. "If your goal is to just throw another golden bone to the trial lawyers, you can feel free to do that.

But if you want physicians who are well-trained and well-experienced to stay here in Florida, and take care of you and your patients, you need to reconsider this." House leaders have made a priority of repealing the law. The House and Senate passed a repeal bill (HB 6017) during the 2025 legislative session, but DeSantis vetoed it in May, saying the change could "open floodgates" for litigation.

Though the bill passed by large margins in the House and Senate , lawmakers did not try to override DeSantis' veto. "I would have loved to have done that," Trabulsy, who also sponsored the 2025 bill, said after Wednesday's meeting. "But I don't get to make that decision." Alternative viewpoints and findings: See here