HB 493 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Leave for Living Organ Donation

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 19, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 493 Filed → H 493 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that private employers must only cover employees with 50 or more employees, rather than all employers. Additionally, the required unpaid leave for organ donation was expanded to continue until the employee receives medical clearance from a physician, rather than being capped at 30 days.

Scope change

The scope of applicability was narrowed for private employers, limiting the requirement to those with 50 or more employees instead of all private employers.

ELIGIBILITY

The requirement for private employers to grant unpaid leave now applies only to employers with 50 or more employees.

REQUIREMENT

The duration of unpaid leave is no longer capped at 30 days; it must continue until the employee receives medical clearance to return to work.

Employees must now submit written documentation from their attending physician confirming the donation date to qualify for leave.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

113–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 118

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic34

31 Yea 3

91% Yea

R Republican84

82 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee(Amended)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 32 co-sponsors