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2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature

H0797: Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds

Legislative Summary

Authorizes certain licensed skilled nursing facilities to request to designate or alter designation of certain beds as veteran & spouse nursing home beds if specific criteria are met; authorizes executive director of DVA to approve such requests if specific criteria are met; authorizes DVA to adopt rules; specifies conditions under which certain state veterans' nursing homes or certain licensed skilled nursing facilities are exempt from having to receive certificate of need from AHCA.

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Bill History

2/20/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Now in State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/25/2025
Referred to Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/25/2025
Received
Senate

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #070017

3/11/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#238
4/24/2025
115
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House State Affairs Committee
4/8/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
3/19/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/12/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Chip LaMarca
Chip LaMarca
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text • 3/13/2025 • 156.0 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 2/20/2025 • 155.7 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 4/8/2025 • 591.7 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 4/4/2025 • 591.6 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 3/19/2025 • 591.3 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 3/18/2025 • 591.3 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 3/13/2025 • 593.3 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 3/10/2025 • 592.2 KB
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External Links

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