Florida House Bill 959 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires managing entities to provide local workforce development boards with information about providers of behavioral health services; revises penalties for noncompliance with work requirements for receipt of temporary cash assistance; requires DEO to inform participants in temporary cash assistance program of work requirements & sanctions & penalties for noncompliance with work requirements; prohibits use or acceptance of EBT card at specified locations; requires local workforce development boards to provide list of local providers of behavioral health services to temporary cash assistance recipients; directs AHCA to seek federal approval to require Medicaid enrollees to provide proof to DCF of engagement in work activities for receipt of temporary cash assistance as condition of eligibility & enrollment.

Public Assistance

House Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee

Rep. Ardian Zika [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	House	Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2019-05-03	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-03-21	House	CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time
2019-03-21	House	Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2019-03-20	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2019-03-20	House	CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5
2019-03-18	House	On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/20/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
2019-03-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 8:30 am, 12 HOB -- Temporarily postponed
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-02-28	House	Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2019-02-20	House	Filed

H955 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Health Policy
S1634 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
394	9082		Amended Code	See Bill Text
402	82		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	972		Amended Code	See Bill Text
414	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
445	024		Amended Code	See Bill Text
445	025		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/959
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/959/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/959/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/959/Amendment/288579/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/959/Amendment/544063/PDF