2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1327: Community Services for Needy Individuals and Families

Legislative Summary

Provides goals of Hope Florida; creates Hope Florida Office within EOG; provides duties of office; provides eligibility requirements for Hope Florida participants; specifies that Hope Florida is voluntary; specifies mechanisms by which individuals may receive assistance; requires office to designate state agency to perform certain functions; requires Hope Navigators to be embedded in communities for specified purposes; requires care plans to include certain steps & timelines; specifies duties of Hope Florida partner network; requires specified state agencies to participate in Hope Florida at direction of EOG; requires participating state agencies to use existing resources & personnel, if possible; authorizes other entities to participate in Hope Florida at direction of office.

Demographic Impact

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Budget Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Now in Budget Committee
House of Representatives
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Human Services Subcommittee
4/1/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Anne Gerwig
Anne Gerwig
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/27/2025172.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025520.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025520.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025520.3 KB