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HB 725: Veterans' Long-term Care Facilities Admissions

GENERAL BILL by Woodson ; Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Canady ; Chaney ; Daniels ; Dunkley ; Eskamani ; Harris ; Hunschofsky ; Keen ; Melo ; Nixon ; Trabulsy ; Tuck ; Valdés ; Williams

Veterans' Long-term Care Facilities Admissions; Revises eligibility for residency in Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida to include specified individuals; adds such individuals to priority of admittance schedule; revises admission eligibility for veterans' nursing homes to include specified persons; revises priority of admittance to include such persons.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 6/21/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-250
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/5/2023 House • Filed
12/19/2023 House • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/17/2024 House • Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
1/19/2024 House • Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
1/22/2024 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/6/2024 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/8/2024 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/12/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
2/15/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
2/15/2024 Senate • In Messages
2/16/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
2/20/2024 Senate • Received
2/21/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 440
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 174 -SJ 440
• Read 2nd time -SJ 440
• Read 3rd time -SJ 440
• Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 440
• Immediately certified -SJ 441
2/21/2024 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/17/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2024 • Approved by Governor
6/21/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-250