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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1531: Government-facilitated Purchases and Sales of Individual and Small Employer Health and Dental Plans

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1531 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Government-facilitated Purchases and Sales of Individual and Small Employer Health and Dental Plans. Primary sponsor: Anne Gerwig (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Government-facilitated Purchases and Sales of Individual and Small Employer Health and Dental Plans; Establishes Florida Health Insurance Exchange within OIR to facilitate purchase & sale of qualified health plans; provides duties of exchange; authorizes exchange to contract with eligible entity to perform exchange's functions; authorizes exchange to enter into agreements with governmental agencies & entities to carry out exchange's responsibilities; provides general requirements & prohibitions for exchange; provides certifications by exchange of health & dental benefit plans; authorizes Commissioner of Insurance Regulation & office to contract with vendor to build & manage exchange.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anne GerwigPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse93

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  2. Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  4. Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source