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HB 955: Medicaid Eligibility Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Perez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin ; Hill ; Rodriguez, A. ; Sabatini ; Tomkow

Medicaid Eligibility Requirements; Requires AHCA to seek federal approval to require Medicaid enrollees to engage in work activities to maintain eligibility & enrollment; eliminates premium-sharing requirement.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2019 House • Filed
2/28/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 97
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 97
3/11/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
3/13/2019 House • Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 -HJ 443
3/15/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 443
3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/26/2019 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 537
3/27/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 537
4/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/9/2019 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 9 NAYS 6 -HJ 633
4/10/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 633
4/22/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19
4/25/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 906
• Amendment(s) failed (061373, 279901, 557797, 805551, 897651) -HJ 906, 907
• Read 3rd time -HJ 907
• Passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 44 -HJ 907
4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 579
4/26/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 579
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy