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SB 440: Florida Veterans Care Program

GENERAL BILL by Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bean ; Young ; Flores ; Simpson ; Mayfield ; Perry ; Galvano ; Gainer ; Passidomo ; Taddeo ; Campbell ; Gibson ; Hukill

Florida Veterans Care Program; Creating the program within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; authorizing the department, the Agency for Health Care Administration, and the Department of Children and Families to jointly negotiate with federal agencies in order to seek federal funding for the program; prohibiting the use of state funds to support the program; providing that the act does not affect a person’s eligibility for the state Medicaid program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/6/2017 Senate • Filed
    10/25/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations -SJ 36
    10/30/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/07/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    11/7/2017 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 102
    • Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 102
    11/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 12/06/17, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    12/6/2017 Senate • Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 101
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 101
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 36
    2/19/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/22/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/22/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 384
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 384
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/27/18 -SJ 402
    2/27/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 398
    • Amendment(s) adopted (510846) -SJ 398
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 399
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/28/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 409
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 409
    2/28/2018 House • In Messages
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • SB 440, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2018 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 403 Florida Veterans Care Program Avila, Burgess Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/28/2018 10:51 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    292.17 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 440, Original Filed Version Posted 10/6/2017 at 9:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 11/6/2017 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 11/7/2017 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 12/5/2017 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 12/6/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/21/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 403 Florida Veterans Care Program Avila, Burgess Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    510846 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Garcia 2/27/2018
    8:45 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    2/27/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    11/7/2017 10:00 AM Health Policy 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    12/6/2017 10:00 AM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/22/2018 2:00 PM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    292.17 Page 1 (pdf)

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