Florida Medical Rights Association

06/08/2026

We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to meet with State Representative Dana Trabulsy today to discuss the path forward for repealing Florida’s unjust “Free Kill” Law. Representative Trabulsy has been a steadfast champion of this cause, sponsoring both the 2025 and 2026 repeal bills. Her 2025 legislation successfully passed the Florida Legislature and reached the Governor’s desk before being vetoed, and she has remained unwavering in her commitment to seeing this injustice finally corrected.

Representative Trabulsy has demonstrated courage, leadership, and dedication in her commitment to restoring constitutional rights to Florida families. Despite significant opposition from powerful special interest groups, she continues to stand firmly on the side of fairness, accountability, and equal justice under the law.

We sincerely thank Representative Trabulsy for her continued leadership in this fight and for her commitment to ensuring that all Floridians have equal access to the courts and equal protection under the law when medical malpractice takes a life.

As we move forward, FMRA remains committed to engaging legislators with facts, evidence, and the voices of affected families. We will continue to challenge the disinformation and false claims promoted by special interest groups seeking to preserve this dangerous law to protect corporate profits at the expense of Floridians’ safety.

Thank you, Representative Trabulsy, for your courage, your leadership, and your unwavering commitment to doing what is right for Floridians.

02/27/2026

Friends and fellow advocates, please remember that lobbyists are $paid$ by the opposition to win on behalf of their clients. Not all of them play by a high moral standard, and there is an actual playbook on how to manipulate advocates to appear in favor of the opposition. There are full white papers on this posted in the private FMRA group.

02/25/2026

Florida’s “Free Kill” law has been on the books for 36 years.

It was passed with the promise of lowering malpractice insurance rates for doctors.

It didn’t work.

Florida has ALWAYS had some of the highest rates in the country.

What it did do is strip families of their constitutional right to seek justice when a loved one is killed by medical negligence.

No one should get special legal protections when their negligence takes a life.

It’s time to restore equal access to the courts.
It’s time to restore accountability.

Tell Senate leadership: It’s time to repeal the “Free Kill” law.

36 years of free passes is enough.
Let the repeal bill - HB 6003 - come to a vote.

Contact Senate President Albritton and Senate Rules Chair Passidomo and tell them to allow a vote on a clean repeal.

1️⃣ Sen Kathleen Passidomo, Rules Chair
(850) 487-5028
[email protected];
[email protected]

2️⃣ Senate President Ben Albritton
(850) 487-5027
[email protected];
[email protected]

Every Florida family deserves the same access to justice.

https://www.floridamedicalrights.org/single-post/2020/11/25/Florida---Paying-Respects---Where-Hospitals-are-Allowed-to-Kill

02/24/2026

Do You Know Someone Who Loses Their Rights When They Walk Into a Florida Hospital?

Under Florida’s so-called “Free Kill” law, if a medical provider negligently causes the death of an unmarried adult (25 or older) with no minor children, that person’s family is denied access to the courts to hold the provider accountable.

That means their constitutional rights depend on their parental and marital status.

Some families are treated differently under the law — even in cases of proven negligence.

Last session, 93% of Florida legislators — Republicans and Democrats — voted to repeal this dangerous law. But the repeal was vetoed after attempts to attach malpractice damage caps failed in the Senate.

There still aren’t enough votes for caps.

The repeal has overwhelming bipartisan support — so why is Senate leadership preventing HB6003, the repeal bill, from being considered on its own merits?

This isn’t about politics.
It’s about equal protection under the law.

Contact Senate President Albritton and Senate Rules Chair Passidomo and tell them to allow a vote on a clean repeal.

1️⃣ Sen Kathleen Passidomo, Rules Chair
(850) 487-5028
[email protected];
[email protected]

2️⃣ Senate President Ben Albritton
(850) 487-5027
[email protected];
[email protected]

Every Florida family deserves the same access to justice.

02/20/2026

🚨 ACTION ALERT: HB 6003 IS BEING BLOCKED 🚨

It has come to our attention that Governor DeSantis and Senate President Ben Albritton are blocking HB 6003 from being heard.

Senate Rules Chair Kathleen Passidomo is following their direction.

Families have requested meetings with Governor DeSantis and President Albritton for years, and have been ignored.

We have been ignored for long enough.

It is critical that every advocate take action NOW, and that you mobilize everyone you know to do the same.

We only have ONE WEEK LEFT!

Our voices must be impossible to ignore.

🔴 CALL TO ACTION

1️⃣ SHARE

Please share the news story Facebook Reel from my page to your social media platforms so your followers can take action.

The post clearly states:

• Who to call

• What to email

• What to say

Amplify it everywhere.

2️⃣ MAKE THE CALLS + MOBILIZE 10 OTHERS

• Make the calls yourself.

• Then personally reach out to at least 10 family members, friends, or colleagues.

• Get their commitment to call and email as well.

This is how we create momentum.

☎️ 📧 WHO TO CONTACT + WHAT TO SAY

📢 PHONE MESSAGE / EMAIL SCRIPT:

I respectfully request that HB 6003 be given an opportunity to be heard.

I fully respect the Legislature’s concern about advancing a bill only to face another veto by the governor. However, since last session, the Florida Medical Rights Association (FMRA) has released a comprehensive white paper presenting new evidence and cross-referenced sources that were not available previously.

This white paper clearly outlines why the claims made by lobbyists, defense attorneys, bad doctors, and other special interests insisting that “guardrails,” “reciprocal protections,” “balance,” “compromise,” or “damage caps on all victims” are baseless.

Please allow HB 6003 to be heard, debated, and given a fair vote.

1️⃣ Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, Rules Chair

📞 (850) 487-5028
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

2️⃣ Senate President Ben Albritton

📞 (850) 487-5027
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

3️⃣ Governor Ron DeSantis

📞 850-717-9243
📧 [email protected]

📣 They may ignore a few voices. They cannot ignore thousands.

Make the calls.
Send the emails.
Share the Reel.
Mobilize 10 others.

Let’s make sure HB 6003 is heard.

02/18/2026

📣 THE 3-HIGHEST IMPACT MOVES WHEN LEGISLATORS ARE NOT SCHEDULING A BILL, IGNORING, AND INTENTIONALLY RUNNING THE CLOCK OUT SO IT CANNOT BE HEARD, DEBATED AND RECEIVE A FAIR VOTE ⏰⏳⏲

1️⃣ Direct Pressure on Senate Leadership, Senate President Albritton (Not Just the Committee Chair)

Why this matters most:

Only leadership can quickly direct a chair to put a bill on the agenda or find a procedural workaround.

At this stage, rank-and-file pressure is about making noise. Leadership-level pressure is leverage.

What to do immediately:

• Coordinate a targeted call-in blitz specifically to the Senate President and Majority Leader

• Request a formal written request from the bill sponsor to leadership demanding a hearing

• Ask the sponsor to publicly state that they are requesting a hearing

Framing matters:

“This bill deserves a fair hearing and up-or-down vote before session ends.”

Avoid arguing substance ➡️ focus on fairness and transparency.

2️⃣ Rapid Media Exposure (Process Framing, Not Policy Framing)

Why this works:

Legislators tolerate policy disagreement.
They do NOT like press narratives about shutting down debate.

In the final days, even one strong news story can move leadership.

Immediate actions:

• Call Tallahassee, and other, political reporters directly (not just send emails)

• Offer on-the-record quotes about:

◦ “Refusal to allow a hearing”

◦ “Letting time run out”

◦ “Avoiding a public vote”

Local district media is even more powerful than statewide.

Headline framing you want:

“Senate Leadership Refuses to Allow Vote on SB 1700”

The pressure is about optics and accountability.

3️⃣ Visible In-District Pressure (Video + Public Accountability)

Emails are easy to ignore.

Public accountability moments are not.

High-impact tactics:

• Show up at district offices (peaceful, organized, camera-ready)

• Ask publicly on video:

“Will you request a hearing before session ends?”

• Post clips tagging media and leadership

• Organize respected community figures to speak

Even 15–20 visible constituents on camera can shift the dynamic.

02/13/2026

Thank you, Senator Davis!

FMRA thanks Senator Tracie Davis for her leadership in cosponsoring the bipartisan SB 1700 to repeal Florida’s unjust “Free Kill” law. Her support for this important legislation reflects a strong commitment to fairness, accountability, and safer healthcare for all Floridians.

Last session, Senator Davis voted for a clean repeal and opposed a last-minute caps amendment that would have undermined the repeal effort. We are grateful for her continued dedication to improving patient safety and strengthening the quality of care in our state. Her leadership reinforces the importance of compassion, equality, and accountability in Florida law and in our healthcare system.

02/10/2026

Thank you, Senator Rodriguez!

FMRA extends our sincere gratitude to Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez for cosponsoring SB 1700 to repeal Florida’s unjust “Free Kill” law. Senator Rodriguez is a welcome and respected addition to the bipartisan coalition of sponsors and cosponsors working to restore accountability, fairness, and justice to Florida law.

We remember Senator Rodriguez for being the first Florida senator to step forward in 2021 to sponsor legislation repealing this harmful statute — showing courage and a commitment to doing what is right, even when facing opposition.

Senator Rodriguez’s leadership on this issue reflects her commitment to Florida families, patient safety, and the enduring principle that every life in Florida is valued and deserving of justice.

Florida families appreciate you!

01/28/2026

Thank you, Senator Bernard!

We are grateful to Senator Mack Bernard for cosponsoring SB 1700 and for standing firmly on the side of constitutional rights, patient safety, and Florida families.

By supporting a clean repeal of Florida’s so-called “Free Kill” law, Senator Bernard is helping move our state toward meaningful healthcare reform - reform that strengthens accountability, improves quality of care, and affirms that no family should be denied justice under the law. Advancing SB 1700 is a principled step that respects settled constitutional rulings while prioritizing safer healthcare for all Floridians.

Now we need your help.

Please contact your Florida Senators and urge them to vote YES on SB 1700 - without amendments - to deliver a clean repeal. Tell them to stand with families, uphold the Constitution, and support patient safety.

Together, we can make Florida’s healthcare system fairer, safer, and more accountable.