Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H141: Florida Health Choices Program
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Renaming "Florida Health Choices Program" as "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revises legislative findings & intent; revises definitions; revises purpose & components of program; revises eligibility & participation requirements for vendors under program; revises types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through program; removes certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by act; revises structure of insurance marketplace process under program; removes option for risk pooling under program; removes exemptions from certain requirements of Florida Insurance Code under program; renaming corporation administering program as "Florida Employee Health Choices, Inc."; revises membership of board of directors; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; revises duties of board & corporation; revises fiscal year in which corporation's annual report is due.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Florida Health Choices Program; amending s. 408.910, F.S.; renaming the "Florida Health Choices Program" as the "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revising legislative findings and intent; revising definitions; revising the purpose and components of the program; revising eligibility and participation requirements for vendors under the program; revising the types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through the program; deleting certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by the act…
From the introduced text, October 10, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Florida Health Choices Program; amending s. 408.910, F.S.; renaming the "Florida Health Choices Program" as the "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revising legislative findings and intent; revising definitions; revising the purpose and components of the program; revising eligibility and participation requirements for vendors under the program; revising the types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through the program; deleting certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by the act; revising the structure of the insurance marketplace process under the program; deleting the option for risk pooling under the program; deleting exemptions from certain requirements of the Florida Insurance Code under the program; renaming the corporation administering the program as "Florida Employee Health Choices, Inc."; revising membership of the board of directors; authorizing the corporation to exercise certain powers; revising duties of the board and the corporation; revising the fiscal year in which the corporation's annual report is due; amending ss. 409.821, 409.9122, and 409.977, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an words underlined are additions. hb141-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 141 2026 effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 408.910, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 408.910 Florida Employee Health Choices Program.-- (1) LEGISLATIVE …
Sponsors
- Yarkosky, Taylor (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Yarkosky (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Anderson, Adam (R, HD-057)
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- : Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
- : Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Votes
- House: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (December 2, 2025): 12 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (December 2, 2025): 12 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H141?
- H141 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Florida Health Choices Program.
- What does H141 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Florida Health Choices Program; amending s. 408.910, F.S.; renaming the "Florida Health Choices Program" as the "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revising legislative findings and intent; revising definitions; revising the purpose and components of the program; revising eligibility and participation requirements for vendors under the program; revising the types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through the program; deleting certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by the act…
- What is the status of H141?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H141?
- Yarkosky, Taylor (R, HD-025), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H141?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/141
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