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    CS/CS/SB 1758: Public Assistance

    GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Health Policy, Gaetz; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brodeur, Massullo

    Public Assistance; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct retrospective reviews and audits of certain claims under the state Medicaid program for a specified purpose; requiring the agency to seek federal approval to implement mandatory work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults as a condition of obtaining and maintaining Medicaid coverage; requiring the agency, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, to develop a business plan to implement specified provisions; revising the purpose of the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee to include creation of a Medicaid preferred physician-administered drug list, a Medicaid preferred product list, and a high-cost drug list; requiring the department to develop and implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan for a specified purpose, etc.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2026

    Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Died in Messages

    Bill Text [pdf]

    Current Bill Version Posted: 3/4/2026 12:33 PM


    • Related Bills (2)

      Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
      H 693 (c1) by Health & Human Services Committee
      Health and Human Services
      Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules
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      H 1453 by Snyder
      State Medicaid Program
      Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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    • Floor Amendments (2)

      Links in this section are PDF documents.

      122906 - Amendment by Berman
      Between lines 307 and 308 insert:
      Filed: 3/5/2026 10:50 AM
      Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate: Failed
      821406 - Amendment by Osgood
      Delete lines 1089 - 1097 and insert:
      Filed: 3/5/2026 3:38 PM
      Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate: Failed
    • Floor Votes (1)

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      Date Chamber Result
      3/9/2026 3:50 PM Senate 26 Yeas - 11 Nays
    • Citations - Statute (12)

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      409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 6 (pdf)
      409.9041 Page 6 (pdf)
      409.905 Mandatory Medicaid services. Page 11 (pdf)
      409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 13 (pdf)
      409.91195 Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee. Page 15 (pdf)
      409.91196 Supplemental rebate agreements; public records and public meetings exemption. Page 39 (pdf)
      409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 18 (pdf)
      409.913 Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. Page 32 (pdf)
      414.321 Page 35 (pdf)
      414.332 Page 36 (pdf)
      414.39 Fraud. Page 38 (pdf)
      414.455 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; legislative authorization; mandatory participation in employment and training programs. Page 38 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      1/13/2026 S • Filed
      1/16/2026 S • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations
      1/22/2026 S • Introduced
      1/28/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
      2/2/2026 S • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
      2/4/2026 S • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Now in Appropriations
      2/10/2026 S • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
      2/25/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
      3/2/2026 S • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 4
      3/4/2026 S • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
      • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
      3/6/2026 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 635
      • Amendment(s) failed (122906, 821406) -SJ 635
      • Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 635
      3/9/2026 S • Read 3rd time -SJ 688
      • CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 11 -SJ 688
      3/9/2026 H • In Messages
      3/13/2026 H • Died in Messages
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