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SB 1486: Health Care Coverage

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Health Care Coverage; Designating the “Healthy Florida Act”; creating the Healthy Florida program, to be administered by the Healthy Florida Board; creating the Healthy Florida Board; specifying powers and duties of the board in establishing and implementing comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system for the benefit of state residents; prohibiting law enforcement agencies from using Healthy Florida moneys, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel for certain purposes; providing that every resident of this state is eligible and entitled to enroll under the Healthy Florida program, etc.

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


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2019 Senate • Filed
3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 199
3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 198
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy