HB 1491: Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan
TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Joseph
Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan; Creates Florida Health Fund for Florida Health Plan; provides for administration of fund; provides for sources of funds & purpose; requires claims for health care services to be made to fund; provides for disbursement from fund; provides for accounts in fund; requires moneys received by fund to be paid to specified person; prohibits such person from commingling funds with other moneys; requires necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, & legislation to be obtained for federal payments for fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of fund; provides eligibility of certain retirees for plan; provides that Florida Health Plan's responsibility for providing health care is secondary to existing federal programs if funding for these programs is not transferred to fund; requires collateral sources to pay certain sum to fund; provides duties of Florida Health Board relating to fund; provides duties of plan auditor relating to fund; provides appropriation; provides applicability of Code of Ethics for Public Officers & Employees to employees & director of fund. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate
Last Action: 1/9/2026 House - Filed
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1491, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 6:01 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1489 Medical Debt Protection and Comprehensive Health Care for Residents Joseph Linked Last Action: 1/9/2026 H Filed 
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 641.73 Page 6 (pdf) 641.74 Page 6 (pdf) 641.76 Page 2 (pdf) 641.77 Page 7 (pdf) 641.78 Page 7 (pdf) 641.793 Page 8 (pdf) 641.797 Page 9 (pdf) 641.798 Page 10 (pdf)