Florida 2026 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 1097 — Health Insurer Accountability

Last action — Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Health Insurer Accountability; Requires health plan to participate in filed claim dispute; provides penalties for failure to respond to claim; requires AHCA to notify certain entity within specified timeframe when health plan fails to pay provider; requires health plan to pay provider within specified timeframe after agency's order; provides credentialing requirements for managed care plan; requires each managed care plan to identify to agency & OIR any ownership interest of affiliation of any kind with certain entities; provides requirements for identification of such information; removes provision requiring results of certain audit reports to be dispositive; requires managed care contracts to include provider notifications regarding certain denials of coverage; prohibits insurer from denying certain claims; provides notification requirements & penalties.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  5. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  6. Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  7. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Pittman

Not signed on (162)

162 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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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1097 do?
Health Insurer Accountability; Requires health plan to participate in filed claim dispute; provides penalties for failure to respond to claim; requires AHCA to notify certain entity within specified timeframe when health plan fails to pay provider; requires health plan to pay provider within specified timeframe after agency's order; provides credentialing requirements for managed care plan; requires each managed care plan to identify to agency & OIR any ownership interest of affiliation of any kind with certain entities; provides requirements for identification of such information; removes provision requiring results of certain audit reports to be dispositive; requires managed care contracts to include provider notifications regarding certain denials of coverage; prohibits insurer from denying certain claims; provides notification requirements & penalties.
Who sponsors HB 1097?
HB 1097 is sponsored by Gonzalez Pittman and Berfield, Kimberly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1097?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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