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CS/CS/CS/HB 751: Public Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Eagle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perez ; Roth

Public Assistance; Revises penalties for noncompliance with work requirements for receipt of temporary cash assistance; requires DEO, in cooperation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., & DCF, to inform participants in temporary cash assistance program of work requirements & sanctions & penalties for noncompliance with work requirements; directs AHCA to seek federal approval to require Medicaid enrollees to provide proof to DCF of engagement in work activities for receipt of temporary cash assistance as condition of eligibility & enrollment; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $952,360

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/20/2017 House • Filed
12/8/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 66
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 66
1/12/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/17/18, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
1/17/2018 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 364
1/18/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 359
1/19/2018 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 369
1/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
1/30/2018 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 476
1/31/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 467
2/5/2018 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 491
2/19/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/21/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/21/2018 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 -HJ 671
2/22/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 670
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 664, 665
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 722
• Amendment(s) failed (131801, 728169) -HJ 722, 724
• Amendment(s) adopted (682551) -HJ 723, 724
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 761
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 81 NAYS 34 -HJ 761
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2018 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 726, 727
• Received -SJ 762
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs