Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 418 — Essential Health Benefits Under Health Plans

Last action — Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2019-129)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 418 By the Committee on Banking and Insurance;
Florida Senate - 2019 CS for CS for SB 418 By the Committees on Rules;
and Senator Simpson 597-03478-19 2019418c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to essential health benefits under health plans;
and Banking and Insurance;
and Senator Simpson 595-04132-19 2019418c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to essential health benefits under health plans;
requiring the office, in conducting the study, to consider plans and certain benefits used by other states and compare costs with those of this state;
requiring the office, in conducting the study, to consider plans and certain benefits used by other states and to compare costs with those of this state;
providing that health plans created by health insurers and health maintenance organizations may be submitted to the office for certain purposes;
34 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
31 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
36 Section 1. Study of state essential health benefits benchmark plan;
33 Section 1. Study of state essential health benefits benchmark plan;
(4) Health plans created by health insurers and health maintenance organizations under this section:
(a) May be submitted to the office for consideration as part of the study under this section;
and (b) May also be submitted to the office for evaluation as equivalent to the current state EHB-benchmark plan or to any EHB-benchmark plan created in the future.
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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2019-129)

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Retained on Calendar

  4. Retained on Special Order Calendar

  5. Retained on Special Order Calendar

  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19

  7. CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  8. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  9. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  10. CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1

  11. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/10/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  12. Now in Rules

  13. Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  14. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  15. CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time

  16. Now in Health Policy

  17. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  18. CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  19. On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  20. Introduced

  21. Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules

  22. Filed

Sponsors

  • Simpson · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Simpson

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 2100
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Book — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Flores — Yea
Lee — Yea
Montford — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Nay

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 418?
SB 418 is sponsored by Simpson.
What is the current status of SB 418?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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