Florida · House Bill 141 · 2026 Regular Session

Florida Health Choices Program

HB 141 Sponsored by Taylor Michael Yarkosky Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 10, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 21, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Florida Health Choices Program; Renaming "Florida Health Choices Program" as "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revises legislative findings & intent; revises definitions; revises purpose & components of program; revises eligibility & participation requirements for vendors under program; revises types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through program; removes certain pricing…

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Florida Health Choices Program; Renaming "Florida Health Choices Program" as "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revises legislative findings & intent; revises definitions; revises purpose & components of program; revises eligibility & participation requirements for vendors under program; revises types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through program; removes certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by act; revises structure of insurance marketplace process under program; removes option for risk pooling under program; removes exemptions from certain requirements of Florida Insurance Code under program; renaming corporation administering program as "Florida Employee Health Choices, Inc."; revises membership of board of directors; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; revises duties of board & corporation; revises fiscal year in which corporation's annual report is due.

Every action

11 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 Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking 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. CommitteeAdded to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee12–3 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  10. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  11. CommitteeDied in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 2, 2025 House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 12

No · 3

Not voting · 3

 Passed 12–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

All 2 cosponsors

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