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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Health Care; Removes provisions relating to Florida health care innovation; revises payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; provides legislative intent; creates Eligibility Assistance Program within DCF; provides program requirements; requires department to select independent contractor based on specified criteria to operate program; provides Medicaid waiver funding requirements for certain individuals; requires APD & AHCA to reconcile funding amounts in specified manner.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 20, 2026: Conference Committee appointed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 5301
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Health Care Budget Subcommitteeprimary

Votes
YES: 104
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Kincart Jonsson
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Nixon
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 13
Actions
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee appointed
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Appropriations
- Received
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
- Requested Senate to concur, or agree to conference
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Filed
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Texts
