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CS/HB 7081: Affordable Health Coverage

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Healthcare Council ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Homan ; Hukill

Affordable Health Coverage; Creates Cover Florida Health Care Access Act; specifies that coverage provided through Cover Florida Health Care Access Program is considered health insurance coverage for purposes of determining eligibility for state retiree health insurance subsidy; revises program & eligibility requirements; provides certain exemptions from 6-month lapse in coverage requirement; eliminates expiration date of health flex plan program, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/17/2008 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2534; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 461 (Ch. 2008-118), CS/CS/SB 2534 (Ch. 2008-32) -HJ 00583
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/9/2008 House • Filed; Introduced, referred to Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00451, -HJ 00456; On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/10/08, 2:00 pm, 212-K -HJ 00486
4/10/2008 House • CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 23 NAYS 8 -HJ 00518
4/14/2008 House • CS read 1st time on 04/14/08 -HJ 00513; CS filed
4/15/2008 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00525
4/17/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2534; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 461 (Ch. 2008-118), CS/CS/SB 2534 (Ch. 2008-32) -HJ 00583