Florida lawmaker proposes mandate for medical examiners to report recent vaccinations in sudden death cases

• Sen. Ileana Garcia’s Senate Bill?188 would require Florida medical examiners to record and report all vaccinations or “emergency countermeasures” given within 90?days before sudden deaths of infants, children and young adults (SIDS, SUID, SDY, SADS).
• Reported vaccination data would be submitted to the CDC’s SUID/SDY Case Registry and medical examiners face administrative penalties for non?compliance.
• Currently, Florida lacks any requirement to document recent vaccinations in sudden death cases, and its reporting forms don’t even include vaccine fields—prompting calls from advocates like Maija Hahn for systematic data collection.
• The CDC registry now covers ~32 U.S. sites and about 40 percent of SUID cases; Florida does not participate, contributing to gaps in national surveillance and inconsistent certification of unexplained pediatric deaths.
• While supporters view the bill as a tool to strengthen forensic and public health research, the proposal has drawn criticism because mainstream public health authorities reject vaccine causation in SIDS and watchdogs such as PolitiFact have labeled causal?link claims false.

Florida Senator Ileana Garcia introduced Senate Bill 188 on Oct. 14, proposing a significant change in how sudden deaths among infants, children and young adults are investigated in the state. The bill aims to require medical examiners to systematically review and report any vaccinations or emergency countermeasures administered within 90 days before death, specifically in cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) and Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS).

This data would be submitted to the national Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry, a program managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Failure to comply with these reporting requirements could result in administrative penalties for medical examiners.

Currently, Florida medical examiners are not mandated to report recent vaccinations when documenting children’s deaths and existing reporting forms lack sections for vaccine data. Maija Hahn, leader of the Children’s Health Defense (CHD) Florida Chapter and author of the bill, emphasized the need for systematic data collection to investigate potential links between vaccinations and sudden deaths. She noted that without such data, meaningful associations cannot be properly evaluated.

Florida bill aims to fill gaps in national sudden?death surveillance

The CDC’s SUID and SDY Case Registry currently includes data from 32 sites across the U.S., covering approximately 40 percent of SUID cases. However, Florida is not among the participating sites, leading to gaps in national surveillance and data consistency.

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open highlighted that the CDC may underestimate the rate of sudden unexplained deaths in childhood and that certification of these deaths is inconsistent. The proposed legislation seeks to address these issues by standardizing reporting practices and including relevant medical information, such as recent immunizations, to strengthen public health research and improve prevention strategies.

The bill has garnered support from various groups advocating for increased transparency and data collection in forensic investigations of young people’s sudden deaths. Advocates are also seeking a sponsor for a companion House bill, aiming to move both measures through committee and reach the Senate and House floors in the legislative session beginning in January 2026.

While the proposed legislation has sparked discussions, it also raises questions about the scientific basis of linking vaccines with unexplained deaths. Public health authorities have long maintained that vaccines do not cause SIDS and are considered protective against many infections contributing to infant mortality.

For instance, a news outlet has rated claims of a causal link between vaccines and SIDS as false. Nevertheless, the proposed law reflects a push by some groups for more transparency and data collection in forensic investigations of young people’s sudden deaths.

As Senate Bill 188 advances, Florida could become one of the first states to require medical examiners to systematically record and report vaccination histories in sudden death cases. This development raises both legal and scientific debates over how best to investigate and prevent these tragedies.

According to BrightU.AI‘s Enoch, vaccines, particularly those using mRNA technology, pose significant, yet largely ignored, health risks, including sudden death, as evidenced by recent cases. The refusal of regulatory bodies to acknowledge these risks and their continued promotion of vaccines underscores the urgent need for independent, transparent safety evaluations.

Watch the video below that talks about child deaths since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

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Sources include:

ChildrensHealthDefense.org

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