Legislation: Florida — 2,186 enacted records (OpenStates 2026-07-01)
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Coverage for Biomarker Testing"
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description: "Coverage for Biomarker Testing; Requires DMS to provide coverage of biomarker testing for specified purposes for state employees' state group health insurance plan policies; authorizes AHCA to pay for biomarker testing under Medicaid program for specified purposes, subject to specific appropriations; requires managed care plans under contract with agency in Medicaid program to provide coverage for biomarker testing for Medicaid recipients in certain manner; specifies circumstances under which such coverage may be provided; requires clear, convenient, & readily accessible process for authorization requests for biomarker testing."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 885"
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citation: "Florida HB 885 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["insurance", "public officers", "employees", "and records", "social welfare"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2024-249"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gonzalez Pittman"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-12-13"
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last_action: "2024-06-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c34548be-1b7f-4fc0-ad7e-80a6ab1fada0"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/885/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "2d30a4fc5aa9e181259ef83df946f973cf17f36c6831846f782f7fb92f1a9b3f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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# Florida HB 885 (2024) — Coverage for Biomarker Testing
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Coverage for Biomarker Testing; Requires DMS to provide coverage of biomarker testing for specified purposes for state employees' state group health insurance plan policies; authorizes AHCA to pay for biomarker testing under Medicaid program for specified purposes, subject to specific appropriations; requires managed care plans under contract with agency in Medicaid program to provide coverage for biomarker testing for Medicaid recipients in certain manner; specifies circumstances under which such coverage may be provided; requires clear, convenient, & readily accessible process for authorization requests for biomarker testing.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-249.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 885 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/885/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 885 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/885/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 885 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/885/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 885 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/885/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 885 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/885/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gonzalez Pittman — primary (person)
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- Health & Human Services Committee — primary (organization)
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- Select Committee on Health Innovation — primary (organization)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
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- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
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- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
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- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Cross — cosponsor (person)
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- Gossett-Seidman — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, V. — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
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- Williams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-12-13** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-12-27** Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation `referral-committee`
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- **2023-12-27** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-12-27** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-12-27** Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
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- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-18** Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
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- **2024-01-22** Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Health Innovation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-23** Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
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- **2024-01-24** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2024-01-24** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2024-01-25** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-25** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Now in Appropriations Committee
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- **2024-02-06** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
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- **2024-02-08** Favorable by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-08** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
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- **2024-02-08** Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2024-02-20** Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
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- **2024-02-22** Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-23** Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2024-02-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2024-02-23** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2024-02-26** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
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- **2024-02-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Amendment 718117 adopted
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- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2024-02-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** In Messages
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- **2024-02-29** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-29** Received `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-05** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
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- **2024-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2024-03-05** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 964
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- **2024-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** In Messages
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- **2024-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-06-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-18** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-06-19** Chapter No. 2024-249
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c34548be-1b7f-4fc0-ad7e-80a6ab1fada0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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