Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1151: Health Care Autonomy
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to health care autonomy; creating s. 381.0026, F.S.; providing a short title; defining terms; providing legislative findings; establishing the fundamental right to reproductive health care; providing that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health; providing that individuals who become pregnant have a fundamental right to make certain decisions in exercise of such right; prohibiting the state from denying or interfering with an individual's right to access reproductive health care…
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to health care autonomy; creating s. 381.0026, F.S.; providing a short title; defining terms; providing legislative findings; establishing the fundamental right to reproductive health care; providing that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health; providing that individuals who become pregnant have a fundamental right to make certain decisions in exercise of such right; prohibiting the state from denying or interfering with an individual's right to access reproductive health care; prohibiting state and local law enforcement agencies and officials from harassing or discriminating against an individual for providing or obtaining reproductive health care or assisting another person in doing so; prohibiting such state and local entities from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising specified rights, or against an individual for assisting another in exercising such rights; providing individuals with immunity from civil liability for exercising specified rights or aiding or assisting another in exercising such rights; providing that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have words underlined are additions. hb1151-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1151 2026 independent rights under the laws of this state; prohibiting local units of government from regulating an individual's ability to exercise the right to reproductive health care in a manner more restrictive than …
Sponsors
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016) · primary sponsor
- Alvarez, Jose (D, HD-046)
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Cross, Lindsay (D, HD-060)
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Skidmore, Kelly (D, HD-092)
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1151?
- H1151 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health Care Autonomy.
- What does H1151 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care autonomy; creating s. 381.0026, F.S.; providing a short title; defining terms; providing legislative findings; establishing the fundamental right to reproductive health care; providing that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health; providing that individuals who become pregnant have a fundamental right to make certain decisions in exercise of such right; prohibiting the state from denying or interfering with an individual's right to access reproductive health care…
- What is the status of H1151?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1151?
- Driskell, Fentrice (D, SD-016), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1151?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1151
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