SB 440 (2018) -  Florida Veterans Care Program

General Bill by Garcia (CO-SPONSORS) Bean; Young; Flores; Simpson; Mayfield; Perry; Galvano; Gainer; Passidomo; Taddeo; Campbell; Gibson; Hukill
Florida Veterans Care Program: Creating the program within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; authorizing the department, the Agency for Health Care Administration, and the Department of Children and Families to jointly negotiate with federal agencies in order to seek federal funding for the program; prohibiting the use of state funds to support the program; providing that the act does not affect a person’s eligibility for the state Medicaid program, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 11/07/17 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 12/06/17 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/22/18 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 403 Subject: Florida Veterans Care Program Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/22/2018 8:24:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/21/2018 1:34:07 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 12/6/2017 12:56:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 12/5/2017 9:26:01 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 11/7/2017 3:39:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 11/6/2017 10:08:05 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/28/2018 10:51 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 5] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/28/2018 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 409 Time: 02/28/2018 - 10:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 409 Time: 02/28/2018 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/27/2018 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 399 Time: 02/27/2018 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (510846) -SJ 398 Time: 02/27/2018 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 398 Time: 02/27/2018 - 9:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/27/18 -SJ 402 Time: 02/22/2018 - 8:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 384 Time: 02/22/2018 - 8:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 384 Time: 02/22/2018 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/22/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/19/2018 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 36 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 101 Time: 12/06/2017 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 101 Time: 12/06/2017 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 12/06/17, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 11/27/2017 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 102 Time: 11/07/2017 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 102 Time: 11/07/2017 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/07/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 10/30/2017 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations -SJ 36 Time: 10/25/2017 - 11:41 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/06/2017 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
292.17 HB 403