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HB 955: Medicaid Eligibility Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Perez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin ; Hill ; Rodriguez, A. ; Sabatini ; Tomkow

Medicaid Eligibility Requirements; Requires AHCA to seek federal approval to require Medicaid enrollees to engage in work activities to maintain eligibility & enrollment; eliminates premium-sharing requirement.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 97
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 97
    3/11/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
    3/13/2019 House • Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 -HJ 443
    3/15/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 443
    3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/26/2019 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 537
    3/27/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 537
    4/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
    4/9/2019 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 9 NAYS 6 -HJ 633
    4/10/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 633
    4/22/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19
    4/25/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 906
    • Amendment(s) failed (061373, 279901, 557797, 805551, 897651) -HJ 906, 907
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 907
    • Passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 44 -HJ 907
    4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 579
    4/26/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 579
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • HB 955, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2019 at 12:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Market Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2019 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2019 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 959 (c1) Public Assistance Zika Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    S 1634 Public Assistance Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Floor Amendments (10)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    061373 - Amendment
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Ausley 4/23/2019
    2:16 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    897651 - Amendment
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Eskamani 4/23/2019
    2:57 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 388699 - Amendment to Amendment (897651)
    Remove line 5 of the amendment and insert:
    Eskamani 4/23/2019
    6:55 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 893153 - Substitute Amendment (897651)
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Eskamani 4/23/2019
    6:55 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    557797 - Amendment
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Mercado 4/23/2019
    3:20 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    805551 - Amendment
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Webb 4/23/2019
    3:46 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 166155 - Amendment to Amendment (805551)
    Remove line 7 of the amendment and insert:
    Webb 4/23/2019
    5:21 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/24/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 785733 - Substitute Amendment (805551)
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Webb 4/23/2019
    6:38 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/24/2019
    PDF
    279901 - Amendment
    Remove line 19 and insert:
    Stark 4/23/2019
    3:48 PM
    House: Failed
    4/25/2019
    PDF
    730565 - Amendment
    Between lines 22 and 23, insert:
    Duran 4/23/2019
    3:34 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/25/2019
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2019 9:46 PM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/25/2019 9:51 PM House 71 Yeas - 44 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.972 Mandatory and voluntary enrollment. Page 1 (pdf)

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