HB 493 Florida 2026 session

Leave for Living Organ Donation

Leave for Living Organ Donation; Defines "living organ donor"; requires state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed specified number of days, to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; defines "employer" and "living organ donor"; requires certain employers to grant unpaid leave of absence to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies length of such leave of absence; authorizes employers to grant paid or unpaid leave for period longer than required period of time; provides effective date.

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Passed one chamber — last recorded action March 13, 2026

Died in Rules

Recorded votes

Passage, Third Reading

112 yes · 0 no · pass March 4, 2026

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Passage likelihood

95% Higher than most bills at this stage

This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.

What the estimate is based on

  • Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
  • Current stage Passed one chamber.
  • Cosponsors 33 cosponsors.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of State Affairs Committee
  13. Favorable by State Affairs Committee
  14. Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  15. Now in State Affairs Committee
  16. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  17. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  18. CS Filed
  19. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  20. Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
  21. Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee(Amended)
  22. Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  23. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  24. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  25. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  26. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  27. Filed
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