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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 253: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 253 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program. Primary sponsor: Ashley Gantt (Democratic), Tae Edmonds (Democratic), Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee. It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 26, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-166.

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.

Veterans Dental Care Grant Program; Revises purpose of Veterans Dental Care Grant Program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ashley GanttPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Tae EdmondsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Bill ConerlyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Angie NixonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Leonard SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Debra TendrichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89

“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. Chapter No. 2026-166
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 96
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Rules
  12. Received

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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