Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 1229
Session 2026
Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children
Active
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
First Action
Jan 8, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1229
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 5, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Summary
Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children; Provides licensure & application requirements; requires AHCA to require certain background screening for certain persons; requires access to medically complex children's home at reasonable times for certain persons; requires agency to issue provisional license to newly licensed provider for specified timeframe; authorizes agency to issue conditional license for specified timeframe to licensed provider for specified reasons; requires agency to conduct inspections; provides rulemaking authority, procedures, & requirements; provides eligibility requirements to qualify for admission to medically complex children's home; provides uniform firesafety standards, emergency preparedness requirements, & construction standards; provides for denial, suspension, & revocation of license; provides for administrative fines.
Documents (2)
Bill Analysis -- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/13/2026 10:25 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/25/2026 9:36 AM)
03/13/2026
Senate
Died in Rules
03/05/2026
Senate
Received
03/05/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
03/05/2026
Senate
In Messages
03/05/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
03/05/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/05/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/05/2026
House
Read 2nd time
03/02/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
02/25/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Bill released to House Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
02/24/2026
House
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
02/20/2026
House
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
02/16/2026
House
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
02/16/2026
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
02/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
02/13/2026
House
CS Filed
02/13/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/13/2026
House
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
02/12/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
02/10/2026
House
PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
01/15/2026
House
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
01/15/2026
House
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
01/15/2026
House
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
01/15/2026
House
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/08/2026
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:16 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:18 PM