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type: "Bill"
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title: "Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility"
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description: "Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Medikids program component; increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under Florida Kidcare program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 121"
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citation: "Florida HB 121 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["(adopted)"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-277"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bartleman", "Trabulsy"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-01-05"
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last_action: "2023-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4586315-02b6-4bff-8fdc-977d61e616e3"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/121/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "96ec78a51d42c390a52ce313fcce769c4c9da740612da3265498aaafc0690951"
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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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---
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# Florida HB 121 (2023) — Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility
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Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Medikids program component; increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under Florida Kidcare program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-277.
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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 121 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/121/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 121 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/121/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 121 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/121/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 121 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/121/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bartleman — primary (person)
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- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Trabulsy — primary (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
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- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Canady — cosponsor (person)
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- Cassel — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Daley — cosponsor (person)
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- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
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- Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hinson — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunschofsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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- LaMarca — cosponsor (person)
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- Leek — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, V. — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- McFarland — cosponsor (person)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Nixon — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Skidmore — cosponsor (person)
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- Stevenson — cosponsor (person)
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- Tant — cosponsor (person)
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- Waldron — cosponsor (person)
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- Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Woodson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-05** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-01-17** Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-17** Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-17** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-17** Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-14** Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-16** Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-16** Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-16** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-16** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-16** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-17** Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-17** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-17** Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-20** Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-22** Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-03-23** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-24** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-24** Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2023-03-24** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-28** Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
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- **2023-03-30** Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-30** Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2023-03-30** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2023-03-30** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-10** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023)
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- **2023-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-13** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-13** CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-13** In Messages
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- **2023-04-14** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-17** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-03** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
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- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-05-03** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 246
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- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-05-04** In Messages
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- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-22** Chapter No. 2023-277
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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/b4586315-02b6-4bff-8fdc-977d61e616e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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