Florida House Bill 7157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises applicability of certain definitions regarding state group insurance program; defines term "plan year"; authorizes program to include additional benefits; authorizes employee to use certain portion of state's contribution to purchase additional & supplemental benefits; provides for program to offer health plans in specified benefit coverage levels; provides for DMS to develop plan for implementation of benefit levels; provides reporting requirements; provides for expiration of implementation plan; authorizes additional benefits to be included in program; provides that DMS shall contract with at least one entity that provides comprehensive pricing & inclusive services for surgery & other medical procedures; provides contract & reporting requirements; provides for DMS to establish 3-year price transparency pilot project in certain areas of state; provides project & reporting requirements; directs DMS to contract with independent benefits consultant; provides requirements for & duties of consultant; provides reporting requirement; deletes requirement that DMS base decision as to whether to implement certain 90-day supply limit on determination that it would be in best financial interest of state; revises pharmacy dispensing fee; authorizes retail pharmacy to fill 90-day supply of certain drugs; repeals reversion of provisions relating to state employees' prescription drug program; directs DMS to provide premium alternatives to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides criteria for calculating premium alternatives; provides that GAA shall establish premiums for enrollees that reflect differences in benefit design & value among plan options; provides appropriation & authorizes positions.

State Group Insurance Program

House Appropriations Committee

House Health and Human Services Committee

Sen. Jason Brodeur [R]

2014-04-25 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#748 (Y: 73 N: 42 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	Senate	Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53)
2014-04-25	Senate	Received
2014-04-25	Senate	Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2014-04-25	Senate	In Messages
2014-04-25	House	CS passed; YEAS 73 NAYS 42
2014-04-25	House	Read 3rd time
2014-04-24	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2014-04-24	House	Read 2nd time
2014-04-22	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
2014-04-15	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-04-11	House	CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time
2014-04-11	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-04-10	House	CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 10
2014-04-08	House	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/10/14, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
2014-03-27	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2014-03-24	House	Introduced
2014-03-21	House	Filed

H1361 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Health and Human Services Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53)
S1266 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53)
H5003 (Similar To) 2014-06-02 - Chapter No. 2014-53, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51), CS/HB 7091 (Ch. 2014-150), CS/CS/CS/SB 218 (Ch. 2014-169), SB 2514 (Ch. 2014-50)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	123		Amended Code	See Bill Text
110	12303		Amended Code	See Bill Text
110	12304		Amended Code	See Bill Text
110	12315		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157/Amendment/422703/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157/Amendment/533757/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157/Amendment/658191/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/7157/Vote/HouseVote_h7157c1748.PDF