Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 955 — Medicaid Eligibility Requirements

Last action — Died in Health Policy

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to require Medicaid enrollees to engage in work activities for eligibility while eliminating a premium-sharing requirement.

  • s. 409.972

    to pay the Medicaid program a share of the premium of $10 per month.

    This change removes the requirement for Medicaid recipients to pay a monthly premium.

  • s. 409.972

    to provide proof to the department of engagement in work activities consistent with the requirements in s. 414.095 for temporary cash assistance, as defined in s. 414.0252, as a condition of eligibility and enrollment → to engage in certain work activities to maintain eligibility and enrollment

    This change establishes a requirement for certain work activities as a condition for Medicaid eligibility.

Action History

  1. Died in Health Policy

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations

  5. In Messages

  6. Passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 44

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Amendment(s) failed (061373, 279901, 557797, 805551, 897651) -HJ 906, 907

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19

  11. Placed on Calendar

  12. Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 9 NAYS 6

  13. On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall

  14. Now in Health and Human Services Committee

  15. Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 3

  16. On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall

  17. Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  18. Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4

  19. On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall

  20. Introduced

  21. Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee

  22. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Quorum, Third Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11000
Republican 22003
Unaffiliated 77004
Total 110007
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Yea
Brown — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Duran — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Yea
Good — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Newton — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Sprowls — Not Voting
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Altman — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Roach — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Hage — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Polo — Yea
Zika — Yea
Grant, J. — Not Voting
Rodrigues, R. — Not Voting
Sabatini — Yea
Bush — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Webb — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Not Voting
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Not Voting
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 44 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11000
Unaffiliated 473202
Republican 23200
Total 714402
% of votes cast 61%38%0%2%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Nay
Brown — Nay
Byrd — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Nay
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Nay
Duran — Nay
Eagle — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Nay
Good — Nay
Hill — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jacquet — Nay
Jenne — Nay
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Nay
Mercado — Nay
Newton — Nay
Oliva — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Pritchett — Nay
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Nay
Sprowls — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Willhite — Nay
Williamson — Yea
Alexander — Nay
Aloupis — Yea
Altman — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Roach — Yea
Grieco — Nay
Robinson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Hage — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hart — Nay
Hattersley — Nay
Sabatini — Yea
Bush — Nay
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Nay
Slosberg — Nay
Clemons — Yea
Cortes — Nay
Latvala — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Valdes — Nay
Fernandez — Nay
Omphroy — Nay
Watson, B. — Nay
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Watson, C. — Nay
Fetterhoff — Yea
Webb — Nay
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Nay
Polo — Nay
Zika — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Nay
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Nay
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Nay
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Nay
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Nay
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7500
Republican 2003
Democrat 0100
Total 9603
% of votes cast 50%33%0%17%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Nay
Duran — Nay
Magar — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Cortes, J. — Nay
Goff-Marcil — Nay
Grant, M. — Yea
Roach — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Slosberg — Nay
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Not Voting
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Not Voting
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5202
Republican 2000
Democrat 0100
Total 7302
% of votes cast 58%25%0%17%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Nay
Duran — Nay
Magar — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Toledo — Not Voting
Grant, J. — Yea
Grieco — Not Voting
Roach — Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea

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Favorable (Health Market Reform Subcommittee)

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6402
Republican 2001
Total 8403
% of votes cast 53%27%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Duran — Nay
Fernández — Nay
Good — Nay
Ingoglia — Yea
Pigman — Not Voting
Rommel — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Casello — Not Voting
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Omphroy — Nay
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Not Voting
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 955?
HB 955 is sponsored by Perez, Daniel (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 955?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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