Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 1279 — Health Insurance Benefits

Last action — Died on Calendar

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

This bill died with 2020 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Health Insurance Benefits; Requires AHCA to publish annual report on certain health care services by specified date; revises definition of term "shoppable health care service"; revises duties of certain health insurers & HMOs.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Placed on Calendar

  4. Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

  5. On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/18/20, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall

  6. Now in Health and Human Services Committee

  7. Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 25 NAYS 0

  8. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/05/20, 10:00 am, Webster Hall

  9. Now in Appropriations Committee

  10. Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0

  11. On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Mashburn Hall

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

  13. Introduced

  14. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 5000
Democrat 1000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Duran — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Magar — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Roach — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Slosberg — Not Voting
Stevenson — Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Appropriations Committee)

Passed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6001
Unaffiliated 18004
Democrat 1000
Total 25005
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Byrd — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
DuBose — Not Voting
Duran — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Fine — Yea
Geller — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jenne — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Magar — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Pigman — Not Voting
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Not Voting
Sprowls — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Williamson — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Not Voting
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Health Market Reform Subcommittee)

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3000
Unaffiliated 10002
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Casello — Yea
Duran — Yea
Fernández — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Good — Yea
Grant, M. — Not Voting
Ingoglia — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Toledo — Not Voting
Tomkow — Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1279 do?
Health Insurance Benefits; Requires AHCA to publish annual report on certain health care services by specified date; revises definition of term "shoppable health care service"; revises duties of certain health insurers & HMOs.
Who sponsors HB 1279?
HB 1279 is sponsored by Yarborough, Clay (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1279?
This bill died with 2020 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.
Where can I track HB 1279?
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