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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 797: Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds

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 797 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds. Primary sponsor: Chip LaMarca (Republican), Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-129.

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.

Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds; Authorizes certain licensed skilled nursing facilities to request to designate or alter designation of certain beds as veteran & spouse nursing home beds if specific criteria are met; authorizes executive director of DVA to approve such requests if specific criteria are met; authorizes DVA to adopt rules; specifies conditions under which certain state veterans' nursing homes or certain licensed skilled nursing facilities are exempt from having to receive certificate of need from AHCA.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chip LaMarcaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Linda ChaneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Patt ManeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
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. Chapter No. 2025-129
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Substituted for SB 788
  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  11. Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
  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