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SB 348 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Statewide Health Care Coverage

Summary
Statewide Health Care Coverage; Establishing the Task Force on Universal Health Care for a specified purpose; directing all agencies of state government to assist the task force, including furnishing information and advice deemed necessary by the task force; providing for the membership, meetings, and funding of the task force; requiring the task force to establish an advisory committee for a specified purpose; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to develop a plan for a Medicaid buy-in program or a public health care option for certain residents of this state, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,174,816
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes task force with dedicated funding (appropriations), directing agencies to assist, indicating budget allocation for health care coverage expansion.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes Task Force for Universal Health Care and mandates Medicaid plan development, directly advancing coverage expansion through state agency collaboration and appropriations.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Committee
1
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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Carlos Smith
DDemocratic
FL
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