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HB 1327: Community Services for Needy Individuals and Families

GENERAL BILL by Gerwig

Community Services for Needy Individuals and Families; Provides goals of Hope Florida; creates Hope Florida Office within EOG; provides duties of office; provides eligibility requirements for Hope Florida participants; specifies that Hope Florida is voluntary; specifies mechanisms by which individuals may receive assistance; requires office to designate state agency to perform certain functions; requires Hope Navigators to be embedded in communities for specified purposes; requires care plans to include certain steps & timelines; specifies duties of Hope Florida partner network; requires specified state agencies to participate in Hope Florida at direction of EOG; requires participating state agencies to use existing resources & personnel, if possible; authorizes other entities to participate in Hope Florida at direction of office.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/2/2025 House - Now in Budget Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
    • Referred to Budget Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Human Services Subcommittee
    3/28/2025 House • Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
    4/1/2025 House • Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee
    4/2/2025 House • Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
    • Now in Budget Committee

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  • HB 1327, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 12:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1329 (c1) Pub. Rec./Hope Florida Participants Human Services Subcommittee Linked Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee
    S 1144 (c1) Hope Florida Burgess Similar Last Action: 4/10/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    S 1146 (c1) Public Records/Hope Florida Program Burgess Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    23.41 Page 2 (pdf)
    23.42 Page 2 (pdf)
    23.43 Page 3 (pdf)
    23.44 Page 4 (pdf)
    23.45 Page 7 (pdf)

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