Aging and Disability Services
- Introduced Jan 9, 2026
- In committee Jan 16, 2026
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Aging and Disability Services; Deleting expired requirements for Medicaid recipients to receive an offer for enrollment for long-term care services; requiring the CARES program to review or perform the initial assessment of an enrollee’s level of care; providing procurement requirements for area agencies on aging; requiring that high-risk vulnerable adults be given priority consideration for receiving community-care-for-the-elderly services; revising professional and public guardians’ continuing education requirements to include Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, etc.
Every action
19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 11 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs5–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- CommitteeCS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services9–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 781
- SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1121 -SJ 781
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2026-74 ) -SJ 781
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs | CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 5 Not voting · 1 |
Passed 5–0 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 | Passed 9–0 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Senate Fiscal Policy | Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 19
Not voting · 1 |
Passed 19–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Erin GrallR Primary sponsor · District 29
- CF Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Sponsoring committee
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.