HB 1491 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan

Summary
Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan; Creates Florida Health Fund for Florida Health Plan; provides for administration of fund; provides for sources of funds & purpose; requires claims for health care services to be made to fund; provides for disbursement from fund; provides for accounts in fund; requires moneys received by fund to be paid to specified person; prohibits such person from commingling funds with other moneys; requires necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, & legislation to be obtained for federal payments for fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of fund; provides eligibility of certain retirees for plan; provides that Florida Health Plan's responsibility for providing health care is secondary to existing federal programs if funding for these programs is not transferred to fund; requires collateral sources to pay certain sum to fund; provides duties of Florida Health Board relating to fund; provides duties of plan auditor relating to fund; provides appropriation; provides applicability of Code of Ethics for Public Officers & Employees to employees & director of fund.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
4
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Dotie Joseph
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