H471 is introduced and referred to the House Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee.

S1700, a companion bill to H471, is introduced. S1700 is referred to the Judiciary, Health Policy, and Fiscal Policy Committees.

Both bills die in committee after missing the House and Senate deadlines.

In January, the Florida Senate introduces S1642, a companion bill to H561. The bill is referred to the Health Policy, Judiciary, and Fiscal Policy Committees. Both bills die in committee and do not advance.

In February 2023, Florida lawmakers introduced S864/H1231. The bills are assigned their respective committees. The session ends and the bills do not advance. In November 2023, Representative Daryl Campbell introduced the Florida End of Life Options Act (H561). On December 1, the bill was referred to the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee. The bill is also referred to the Judiciary Committee and the Health & Human Services Committee. The bill will crossover into the 2024 session.

Local NPR Affiliate WQCS releases In Focus podcast, ‘Death with Dignity’, featuring Florida Death with Dignity founder Tony Ray, who shares how his mother’s story led him to the aid-in-dying movement.  

Orlando Sentinel publishes op-ed, posing the question, “Why on earth must someone who already is in the process of dying continue to suffer the pain and loss of dignity until their last breath?”

Florida Senator Kevin Rader introduces the first aid-in-dying bill in Florida’s history: SB1800, the Florida Death with Dignity Act.

Florida Death with Dignity officially organizes as a 501(c)(3).

Florida Today publishes op-ed saying Florida should follow the lead of other states by enacting a Death with Dignity law.

Florida’s Sun Sentinel Editorial Board publishes an opinion that suggests the need to start discussing Death with Dignity in Florida, despite its emotional complexity.