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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 785: Coverage for the Treatment of Stuttering

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 785 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Coverage for the Treatment of Stuttering. Primary sponsor: Anna Eskamani (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Coverage for the Treatment of Stuttering; Authorizes AHCA to pay for certain services & devices as treatment of stuttering for Medicaid recipients; authorizes speech therapy in person & via telehealth as treatment for stuttering; authorizes agency to include use of certain communication technologies, applications, & platforms for such telehealth treatment; requires certain individual health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, & health maintenance contracts to provide coverage for specified services & devices as treatment for stuttering; authorizes speech therapy in person & via telehealth.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna EskamaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99

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

Sources

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