Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S390: Living Organ Donation
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Defining the term "living organ donor"; requiring state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed a specified number of days, to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor; requiring employers to grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor under certain circumstances, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to living organ donation; creating s. 110.1185, F.S.; defining the term âliving organ donorâ; requiring state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed a specified number of days, to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor; specifying that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; creating s. 381.865, F.S.; defining the terms âemployerâ and âliving organ donorâ; requiring employers to grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, November 4, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to living organ donation; creating s. 110.1185, F.S.; defining the term âliving organ donorâ; requiring state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed a specified number of days, to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor; specifying that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; creating s. 381.865, F.S.; defining the terms âemployerâ and âliving organ donorâ; requiring employers to grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor under certain circumstances; specifying the length of such leave of absence; authorizing employers to grant paid or unpaid leave for a period longer than the required period of time; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 110.1185, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 110.1185âAdministrative leave for living organ donation.â (1)âAs used in this section, the term âliving organ donorâ means a person who donates all or part of a human organ while he or she is alive for transplantation into another person. (2)âEach state agency shall grant administrative leave, with pay, not to exceed 30 working days, to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor. Administrative leave granted under this section is in addition …