Florida 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB 1044 — Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology

Last action — Died in Health Policy

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 31, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology; Revising requirements for certain written disposition agreements required between a commissioning couple and a treating physician; prohibiting health care providers from performing in vitro fertilization without first obtaining informed consent from the commissioning couple; prohibiting health care providers from discarding embryos for nonpayment unless certain conditions are met; requiring health care providers to provide informed consent in the patients’ primary language or with a qualified interpreter, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Health Policy

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules

  4. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1044 do?
Informed Consent for Assisted Reproductive Technology; Revising requirements for certain written disposition agreements required between a commissioning couple and a treating physician; prohibiting health care providers from performing in vitro fertilization without first obtaining informed consent from the commissioning couple; prohibiting health care providers from discarding embryos for nonpayment unless certain conditions are met; requiring health care providers to provide informed consent in the patients’ primary language or with a qualified interpreter, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1044?
SB 1044 is sponsored by Grall, Erin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1044?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 31, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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