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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 191: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility

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 191 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility. Primary sponsor: Shane Abbott (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

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.

Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Revises circumstances under which COM disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requires department to verify claimants' identities before paying benefits & to cross-check certain information to verify claimants' eligibility; requires department to maintain web page for specified purpose & to notify employers each year of web page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shane AbbottPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“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 Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. Passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 31
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Amendment 621513 Failed
  9. Amendment 932503 ruled out of order
  10. Amendment 636441 Failed
  11. Read 2nd time
  12. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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