Home Health Care Services
- Introduced Feb 26, 2025
- In committee Mar 6, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Home Health Care Services; Deleting geographical limitations on the home health agencies that an administrator may manage at any given time; deleting a requirement that, under certain circumstances, a home health agency provide the initial admission visit, service evaluation visits, and the discharge visit to admitted patients by a direct employee; revising the eligibility criteria for awards under the Excellence in Home Health Program, etc.
Every action
16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 8 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules · Senate Health Policy
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeFavorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy10–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services8–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
- CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 499
- SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1353 -SJ 499
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1353 (Ch. 2025-127 ) -SJ 499
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Senate Health Policy | Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 | 10–0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 8
Not voting · 2 |
8–0 |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Senate Rules | Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 22
Not voting · 3 |
22–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Alexis CalatayudR Primary sponsor · District 38
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.