Florida · House Bill 719 · 2025 Regular Session

Federal Approval for Community Health Workers as Medicaid Providers

HB 719 Sponsored by Kelly Skidmore Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Federal Approval for Community Health Workers as Medicaid Providers; Requires AHCA to seek federal approval by specified date to enroll & recognize community health workers as Medicaid providers & to use certain funds & means to secure financing for workers' services; provides guidelines for federal approval; provides reporting requirements.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.