HB0339 • 2026

Advertisement of a Harmful Vaccine

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Miller ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baker ; Barnaby ; Plasencia
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Health & Human Services Committee
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status shows it passed both chambers but also died in committee; this contradiction suggests a complex legislative history not fully resolved by the provided metadata.

Rules for Advertising Harmful Vaccines

This bill defines what counts as a vaccine advertisement in Florida and allows people to sue manufacturers if an advertised vaccine causes them harm.

What This Bill Does

Defines 'advertise' as paid media communications like TV, radio, print, internet posts, product placement, or influencer promotions bought by vaccine makers.
Excludes doctor-patient conversations and materials given directly in a clinic from the definition of advertising.
Makes vaccine manufacturers legally responsible if they advertise a vaccine that causes harm or injury to someone.
Allows individuals to file a lawsuit within 3 years after their claim begins.
Requires courts to award winning plaintiffs actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees.

Who It Names or Affects

Vaccine manufacturers who pay for promotions in Florida
Individuals who are injured by vaccines that were advertised

Terms To Know

Cause of action: A legal reason to file a lawsuit in court.
Prevailing party: The person or group who wins the case in court and is entitled to damages, costs, and fees under this bill.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill died in committee on March 13, 2026, so it did not become law.
The text does not explain how a judge decides if an injury was caused specifically by the advertisement versus other factors.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

329715

Committee amendment H 339 Filed • Miller

Adopted 2/11/2026

Plain English: This amendment changes the date when the bill about advertising harmful vaccines will officially start working to October 1, 2026.

The law would not take effect immediately after being passed.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-12 House
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-11 House
• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-09 House
• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-11-12 House
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-11-05 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Advertisement of a Harmful Vaccine; Defines "advertise"; provides manufacturer liability; authorizes individual to file cause of action; provides that prevailing party is entitled to actual damages, court costs, & reasonable attorney fees.

Current Bill Text

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CS/HB 339 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the advertisement of a harmful 2
vaccine; amending s. 499.0054, F.S.; defining the term 3
"advertise"; providing manufacturer liability under 4
certain circumstances; authorizing an individual to 5
file a cause of action under certain circumstances; 6
providing that a prevailing party is entitled to 7
actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney 8
fees; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 499.0054, 13
Florida Statutes, to read: 14
499.0054 Advertising and labeling of drugs, devices, and 15
cosmetics; exemptions.— 16
(4)(a) As used in this subsection, the term "advertise" 17
means a media communication, including, but not limited to, 18
television, radio, print, the Internet, digital or electronic 19
media, product placement, promotion by an influencer in exchange 20
for compensation, or any other manner of paid promotion, that a 21
vaccine manufacturer purchases to promote the manufacturer's 22
vaccine. The term does not include: 23
1. Any discussion between a health care provider and the 24
provider's patient or any written materials that a health care 25

CS/HB 339 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

provider provides to a patient concerning a vaccine; or 26
2. Any posters, decorations, or other materials or 27
promotional items concerning a vaccine that are displayed in or 28
made available by a health care facility, health care provider's 29
office, or other clinical setting. 30
(b) A manufacturer is liable to an individual if the 31
manufacturer advertises a vaccine in this state and the 32
advertised vaccine causes harm or injury to an individual. 33
(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an 34
individual may bring an action under this section within 3 years 35
following the accrual of the cause of action. 36
(d) A court shall award a claimant who prevails in an 37
action brought under this section actual damages, court costs, 38
and reasonable attorney fees. 39
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026. 40