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CS/CS/HB 121: Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Bartleman ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Benjamin ; Berfield ; Campbell ; Canady ; Cassel ; Chaney ; Daley ; Eskamani ; Franklin ; Harris ; Hinson ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; LaMarca ; Leek ; López, J. ; Lopez, V. ; McFarland ; Mooney ; Nixon ; Robinson, F. ; Roth ; Skidmore ; Stevenson ; Tant ; Waldron ; Williams ; Woodson

Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Medikids program component; increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under Florida Kidcare program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums.

Effective Date: 6/22/2023
Last Action: 6/22/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-277
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2023 House • Filed
1/17/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/14/2023 House • Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
3/16/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/17/2023 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
3/20/2023 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/22/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
3/23/2023 House • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/24/2023 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/28/2023 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
3/30/2023 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023)
4/13/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
4/13/2023 Senate • In Messages
4/14/2023 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
4/17/2023 Senate • Received
5/3/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 724
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 246 -SJ 724
• Read 2nd time -SJ 724
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/4/2023 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 813
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 813
5/4/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/22/2023 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2023-277