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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1490: Children’s Medical Services 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

SB 1490 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children’s Medical Services Program. Primary sponsor: Gayle Harrell (Republican), Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-88.

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.

Children’s Medical Services Program; Transferring operation of the Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan from the Department of Health to the Agency for Health Care Administration, effective on a specified date; requiring the CMS program to conduct clinical eligibility screening for certain children and youth with special health care needs; revising the purposes and functions of the CMS program, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gayle HarrellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Health PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human ServicesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 2025-88
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Placed on 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  12. Bill referred to House Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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