CS/HB 959: Public Assistance
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Zika
Public Assistance; Requires managing entities to provide local workforce development boards with information about providers of behavioral health services; revises penalties for noncompliance with work requirements for receipt of temporary cash assistance; requires DEO to inform participants in temporary cash assistance program of work requirements & sanctions & penalties for noncompliance with work requirements; prohibits use or acceptance of EBT card at specified locations; requires local workforce development boards to provide list of local providers of behavioral health services to temporary cash assistance recipients; directs AHCA to seek federal approval to require Medicaid enrollees to provide proof to DCF of engagement in work activities for receipt of temporary cash assistance as condition of eligibility & enrollment. APPROPRIATION: $952,360
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/20/2019 House • Filed
2/28/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors 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-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 8:30 am, 12 HOB -- Temporarily postponed
3/18/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/20/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
3/20/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 479
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/21/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 478
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 475
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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CS/HB 959, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2019 at 5:58 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1634 Public Assistance Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 
H 955 Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Perez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Health Policy
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 3 (pdf) 402.82 Electronic benefits transfer program. Page 14 (pdf) 409.972 Mandatory and voluntary enrollment. Page 15 (pdf) 414.065 Noncompliance with work requirements. Page 3 (pdf) 445.024 Work requirements. Page 8 (pdf) 445.025 Other support services. Page 13 (pdf) -
HB 959, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2019 at 12:28 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1634 Public Assistance Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
H 955 Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Perez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Health Policy
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 288579 - Amendment
Between lines 52 and 53, insert:Zika 3/19/2019
6:35 PMAdopted without Objection
3/20/2019PDF 544063 - Amendment
Between lines 290 and 291, insert:Zika 3/19/2019
6:36 PMAdopted without Objection
3/20/2019PDF Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 402.82 Electronic benefits transfer program. Page 12 (pdf) 409.972 Mandatory and voluntary enrollment. Page 13 (pdf) 414.065 Noncompliance with work requirements. Page 3 (pdf) 445.024 Work requirements. Page 7 (pdf)