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CS/CS/SB 480: Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Banking and Insurance ; DiCeglie

Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans; Defining the term “nonprofit agricultural organization”; authorizing nonprofit agricultural organizations to provide medical benefit plans; specifying that such plans are not insurance for purposes of the Florida Insurance Code; prohibiting the nonprofit agricultural organization from marketing or selling a medical benefit plan through specified agents, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/3/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/4/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
    2/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/5/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/12/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    3/17/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
    3/18/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/26/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/27/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    3/28/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/1/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
    4/3/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 318
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 318
    • CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 4 -SJ 318
    • Immediately certified -SJ 330
    4/3/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 480, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 5:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 497 (c1) Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/3/2025 9:27 AM Senate 32 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.4032 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 480, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2025 at 10:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 497 (c1) Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    376766 - Amendment
    Delete line 71 and insert:     		Rules
    (Gruters)     		3/25/2025
    7:59 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2025 1:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 6 Yeas - 3 Nays
    3/26/2025 9:00 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.4032 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 480, Original Filed Version Posted 2/4/2025 at 1:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/7/2025 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 497 (c1) Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    205028 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (DiCeglie)     		3/7/2025
    12:53 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2025 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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