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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 497: Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans

In committee 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 497 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans. Primary sponsor: J.J. Grow (Republican), Insurance & Banking Subcommittee. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 480 (Ch. 2025-54).

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.

Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans; Provides authority, duties, & prohibited acts of nonprofit agricultural organizations offering medical benefit plans to their members.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.J. GrowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Insurance & Banking SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Shane AbbottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Jennifer Kincart JonssonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9

“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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 480 (Ch. 2025-54)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill released to House Calendar
  4. Reported out of Commerce Committee
  5. Favorable by Commerce Committee
  6. Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  7. Now in Commerce Committee
  8. Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  9. Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  11. Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
  12. Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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