CS/SB 7044 (2015) -  Health Insurance Affordability Exchange

General Bill by Appropriations and Health Policy
Health Insurance Affordability Exchange: Creating the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program or FHIX in the Agency for Health Care Administration; providing patient rights and responsibilities; providing for the development of a long-term reorganization plan and the formation of the FHIX Workgroup; limiting eligible persons in the Medically Needy program to those under the age of 21 and pregnant women, and specifying an effective date; providing an expiration date for the program, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died on Calendar on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7044 recommended by:
    Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/10/15   1:30 PM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 03/17/15 2:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 03/25/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2502 Subject: Implementing the General Appropriations Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2512 Subject: Medicaid Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 418614 , Appropriations Date Filed: 03/19/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/26/2015 12:26 PM
    • A 936206 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Sobel Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 92 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 940310 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Bean Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 183 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 676972 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Sobel Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 185 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 170972 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Sobel Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 197 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 833796 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Sobel Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 242 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 195706 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Bean Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 549 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 173068 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Bean Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 1137 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2015 03:40 PM
    • A 302684 , Appropriations, Garcia Date Filed: 03/23/15, Line#: 1169 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/26/2015 12:26 PM
    • A 763008 , Appropriations, Joyner Date Filed: 03/24/15, Line#: 1425 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/26/2015 12:26 PM
    • A 685312 , Appropriations, Joyner Date Filed: 03/25/15, Line#: 1425 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/26/2015 12:26 PM
  • Senate Proposed Bill For Consideration
    • A 687506 , Health Policy, Sobel Date Filed: 03/10/15, Line#: 92 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/10/2015 04:16 PM
    • A 525078 , Health Policy, Sobel Date Filed: 03/10/15, Line#: 197 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/10/2015 04:16 PM
    • A 907122 , Health Policy, Sobel Date Filed: 03/10/15, Line#: 242 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/10/2015 04:16 PM
    • A 789632 , Health Policy, Braynon Date Filed: 03/10/15, Line#: 404 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/10/2015 04:16 PM
    • A 478094 , Health Policy, Joyner Date Filed: 03/10/15, Line#: 555 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/10/2015 04:16 PM
    • A 187042 , Health Policy, Joyner Date Filed: 03/10/15, Line#: 1137 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/10/2015 04:16 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/27/2015 4:36:07 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/24/2015 10:00:22 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/24/2015 9:57:10 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 3/19/2015 4:17:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 3/16/2015 5:38:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/11/2015 6:10:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/9/2015 3:11:38 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 277 Time: 03/31/2015 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 260 Time: 03/30/2015 - 9:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/27/2015 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 260 Time: 03/25/2015 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/25/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/20/2015 - 6:49 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 227 Time: 03/19/2015 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 198 Time: 03/17/2015 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 227 Time: 03/17/2015 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 03/17/15, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 03/12/2015 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 198 Time: 03/11/2015 - 6:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/11/2015 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/10/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 03/05/2015 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: pb
Event: S Submitted for consideration by Health Policy Time: 03/05/2015 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: pb

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
408.70 SB 2512
408.910 SB 2512
409.720 SB 2512
409.721 SB 2512
409.722 SB 2512
409.723 SB 2512
409.724 SB 2512
409.725 SB 2512
409.726 SB 2512
409.727 SB 2512
409.728 SB 2512
409.729 SB 2512
409.730 SB 2512
409.731 SB 2512
409.904 SB 294, HB 829, SB 2512
624.91 SB 294, HB 829, SB 2512
624.915 SB 2512