Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1640: Medicaid Dental Pilot Program for Persons with Disabilities
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1640 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Medicaid Dental Pilot Program for Persons with Disabilities. Primary sponsor: Smith. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health Policy.
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.
Medicaid Dental Pilot Program for Persons with Disabilities; Defining the term “persons with disabilities”; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish and operate a Medicaid dental pilot program in a specified region to provide enhanced dental services to persons with disabilities; specifying dental services covered by the pilot program; requiring the agency to reimburse dental providers under the pilot program at a specified rate; requiring the agency to collect certain data on the pilot program, etc.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Primary sponsor | Not 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
- Died in Health Policy
- Introduced
- Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
- Filed