Health Care Coverage
- Introduced Jan 13, 2026
- In committee Jan 16, 2026
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Health Care Coverage; Establishing the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight for specified purposes; revising encounter data reporting requirements for prepaid Medicaid plans; requiring managed care plans to report to the agency and the Office of Insurance Regulation the existence of and specified details relating to certain affiliations by a specified date and annually thereafter; revising requirements…
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Health Care Coverage; Establishing the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight for specified purposes; revising encounter data reporting requirements for prepaid Medicaid plans; requiring managed care plans to report to the agency and the Office of Insurance Regulation the existence of and specified details relating to certain affiliations by a specified date and annually thereafter; revising requirements for contracts between a pharmacy benefit manager and a participating pharmacy; revising and specifying additional practices pharmacy benefit managers are prohibited from engaging in, etc.
Every action
19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 11 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations · Senate Health Policy
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy11–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
- CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
- CommitteeCS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations18–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
- CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time · Senate Appropriations
- SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 683
- SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 704
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 741
- SenateSubstituted CS/HB 697 -SJ 741
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2026-4 ) -SJ 741
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Senate Health Policy | CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 | Passed 11–0 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Senate Appropriations | CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 | Passed 18–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
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Jason BrodeurR Primary sponsor · District 10
- A Appropriations Sponsoring committee
- HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee
All 6 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.