HB 5301E — Health Care
Last action — Added to Conference Report Calendar
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 05, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill modifies Medicaid reimbursement methods and establishes an Eligibility Assistance Program in Florida.
This bill updates how Medicaid providers are reimbursed and creates a new program to assist with eligibility for services. It includes specific requirements and criteria for overseeing the program's operation.
What this means for you
- Workers: Workers in the healthcare system may see changes in how services are funded and managed with the new program requirements.
- Families: Families could benefit from the newly created Eligibility Assistance Program designed to help them navigate service eligibility.
- Healthcare: Healthcare providers may experience changes in reimbursement processes under the revised Medicaid payment methodology.
Summary
Health Care; Removes provisions relating to Florida health care innovation; revises payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; provides legislative intent; creates Eligibility Assistance Program within DCF; provides program requirements; requires department to select independent contractor based on specified criteria to operate program; provides Medicaid waiver funding requirements for certain individuals; requires APD & AHCA to reconcile funding amounts in specified manner.
Bill Text
- Introduced H 5301E Filed Current pdf
Action History
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Added to Conference Report Calendar
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Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.
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Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
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Conference Committee appointed
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Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
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In Messages
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The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference
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Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Amendment(s) adopted (953056)
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for SB 2518-E
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Appropriations
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Referred to Appropriations
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Received
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In Messages
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Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
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Passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Read 2nd time
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Read 1st time
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Bill referred to House Calendar
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Filed
Sponsors
- Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 79 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (119)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Bernard, Mack | Democrat | Yea |
| Bracy Davis, LaVon | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan, Brian | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharief, Barbara | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gaetz, Don | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 5301E do?
- Health Care; Removes provisions relating to Florida health care innovation; revises payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; provides legislative intent; creates Eligibility Assistance Program within DCF; provides program requirements; requires department to select independent contractor based on specified criteria to operate program; provides Medicaid waiver funding requirements for certain individuals; requires APD & AHCA to reconcile funding amounts in specified manner.
- Who sponsors HB 5301E?
- HB 5301E is sponsored by Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 5301E?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 05, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 5301E?
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