Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
- Introduced Feb 4, 2025
- In committee Feb 12, 2025
- Passed the House
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Revises definition of term "autism spectrum disorder"; revises definition of term "eligible individual" to mean person of any age who has been diagnosed as having developmental disability for purpose of health care coverage under group, blanket, & franchise policies, health maintenance contracts, & under Medicaid program.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
- CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
- CommitteeNow in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- CommitteeDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.
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Allison TantD Primary sponsor · District 9
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Randall Scott "Randy" MaggardR Primary sponsor · District 54
All 3 cosponsors
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.