Florida · House Bill 1069 · 2025 Regular Session

Occupational Injury Benefit Plans

HB 1069 Sponsored by Tom Fabricio Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Occupational Injury Benefit Plans ; Provides exception to application of certain provisions of Workers’ Compensation Law; specifies how employer may elect to secure payment of compensation; authorizes employee of qualified compensation alternative (QCARE) employer to bring certain cause of action; provides that QCARE employer is entitled to offset to occupational injury benefits paid to & on behalf of employees…

Read the full title (137 words)

Occupational Injury Benefit Plans ; Provides exception to application of certain provisions of Workers’ Compensation Law; specifies how employer may elect to secure payment of compensation; authorizes employee of qualified compensation alternative (QCARE) employer to bring certain cause of action; provides that QCARE employer is entitled to offset to occupational injury benefits paid to & on behalf of employees; requires QCARE employer to adopt written occupational injury benefit plan; prohibits QCARE employer from charging fee, premium, or other similar cost to covered employee for occupational injury benefit plan; authorizes QCARE employer to select or authorize medical providers; requires QCARE employer to demonstrate financial responsibility; authorizes such employer to self-fund or insure benefits & liabilities under its occupational injury benefit plan; provides that all benefit payments by qualified compensation arrangement employer are made pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. CommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Ways & Means Committee · House Ways & Means Committee
  5. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.