Florida House Bill 1291

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1668
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires agency to recover full amount of medical assistance from neurological injury compensation association; 766.302, F.S.; provides & revising definitions; removes limitation on time subject to plan compensation; provides & revising definitions; removes limitation on time subject to plan compensation; revises terminology; revises provisions relating to filing claims; conforms cross-reference; revises items that are eligible for award providing compensation; requires compensation to be provided for certain actual expenses; requires compensation for costs of major medical health coverage; requires plan to reimburse certain payments made for services provided; exempts expenses for professional custodial care in certain circumstances; requires that, upon entry of final order for compensation, parents or legal guardians obtain private health insurance or submit application for Medicaid program; requires directors to maintain plan of operation; requires certain assessments to be paid into Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association at certain times for certain purposes; requires plan of operation to include provision for fraud; removes obsolete provisions; revises provisions relating to actuarial valuation of plan; requires association to submit quarterly estimates; requires association to state whether plan is actuarially sound; authorizes transfer of funds to association from Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund if plan is not actuarially sound; requires association to require each entity to issue casualty insurance and pay annual assessment; provides requirements for annual assessments; requires increase in assessments after certain findings.

Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association

House Commerce Committee

House House State Administration Budget Subcommittee

Rep. Adam Anderson [R]

Rep. Susan Valdes [R]

2026-02-26 - House - House Commerce Committee (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-10	House	Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1668
2026-03-05	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-03-05	House	Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
2026-03-02	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-03-02	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
2026-03-02	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-03-02	House	CS Filed
2026-03-02	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-03-02	House	Reported out of Commerce Committee
2026-02-26	House	Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2026-02-24	House	Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2026-02-16	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2026-02-16	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-02-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-13	House	CS Filed
2026-02-13	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-12	House	Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-12	House	Favorable with CS by State Administration Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-10	House	Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-29	House	Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-29	House	Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2026-01-29	House	Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2026-01-27	House	Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-15	House	Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-08	House	Filed

S1668 (Similar To) 2026-06-12 - Chapter No. 2026-127

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
409	910		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	302		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	303		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	305		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	309		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	314		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	315		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Amendment/654831/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291.IBS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291a.IBS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291b.SAB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291c.SAB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291d.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291e.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1291/Analyses/h1291z.IBS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75712&IsPCB=0&BillId=83991
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76501&IsPCB=0&BillId=83991
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=77114&IsPCB=0&BillId=83991