HB 253 - Florida House (2026) - Veterans Dental Care Grant Program

Sponsors

First Action

Oct 23, 2025

Latest Action

Feb 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

253

State

Florida

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

Primary

Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds

Primary

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 25, 2026

Motion Text

Passage, Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

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Bradford Troy "Brad" Yeager

Yes

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Christine Hunschofsky

Yes

Dan Daley

Yes

Dana Lee Trabulsy

Yes

Daniel Antonio "Danny" Alvarez

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Douglas Michael "Doug" Bankson

Yes

Erika Booth

Yes

Fabián Basabe

Yes

Felicia Simone Robinson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

James Vernon "Jim" Mooney, Jr.

Yes

Jason Shoaf

Yes

Jeff Holcomb

Yes

Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Yes

Jennifer "Rita" Harris

Yes

Jennifer Canady

Yes

Jennifer Kincart Jonsson

Yes

Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds

Yes

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Karen Gonzalez Pittman

Yes

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Lindsay Michelle Cross

Yes

Lisa Dunkley

Yes

Marie Paule Woodson

Yes

Meg Weinberger

Yes

Michael "Mike" Gottlieb

Yes

Michael Owen

Yes

Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby

Yes

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Peggy Gossett-Seidman

Yes

Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts, Jr.

Yes

Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon

Yes

Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard

Yes

RaShon Young

Yes

Richard Gentry

Yes

Rob Long

Yes

Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett

Yes

Robert Alexander "Alex" Andrade

Yes

Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Smith

Yes

Susan L. Valdés

Yes

Susan Plasencia

Yes

Taylor Michael Yarkosky

Yes

Thomas Patterson "Patt" Maney

Yes

Tiffany Esposito

Yes

Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf

Yes

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William Cloud "Will" Robinson , Jr.

Yes

Wyman Duggan

Yes

Yvette Benarroch

Yes

Yvonne Hayes Hinson

Yes

Summary

Veterans Dental Care Grant Program; Revises purpose of Veterans Dental Care Grant Program.

Text (2)

H 253 Filed

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/253/BillText/Filed/PDF

H 253 c1

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/253/BillText/c1/PDF

Documents (3)

Bill Analysis -- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 2:23 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/253/Analyses/h0253.IAS.PDF

Bill Analysis -- Health Care Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 10:18 AM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/253/Analyses/h0253b.HCB.PDF

Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/17/2026 3:24 PM)

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/253/Analyses/h0253d.SAC.PDF

Actions (32)

Show Only Major Actions

02/26/2026

Senate

Received

02/26/2026

Senate

Referred to Rules

02/25/2026

Senate

In Messages

02/25/2026

House

CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

02/25/2026

House

Read 3rd time

02/25/2026

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

02/25/2026

House

Read 2nd time

02/19/2026

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

02/17/2026

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

02/17/2026

House

Bill released to House Calendar

02/17/2026

House

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

02/17/2026

House

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

02/13/2026

House

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

01/28/2026

House

Now in State Affairs Committee

01/28/2026

House

Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee

01/28/2026

House

Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee

01/26/2026

House

Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda

01/16/2026

House

Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

01/16/2026

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

01/16/2026

House

Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

01/15/2026

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

01/14/2026

House

CS Filed

01/14/2026

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

01/14/2026

House

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

01/14/2026

House

Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

01/13/2026

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

01/12/2026

House

PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

10/28/2025

House

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

10/28/2025

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

10/28/2025

House

Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

10/28/2025

House

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

10/23/2025

House

Filed

Sources

FL Legislature

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/253/ByCategory

Open States

https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB253/

Record Created

Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM

Record Updated

Mar 2, 2026 11:24:16 AM