# Florida HB 1121: Aging and Disability Services Florida HB 1121, Aging and Disability Services, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Alex Rizo (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Chapter No. 2026-74); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1121-2026 - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1121 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Aging and Disability Services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Chapter No. 2026-74 - Sponsor: Alex Rizo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Human Services Subcommittee, Health Care Budget Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (148 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster community care for high-risk adults: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying high-risk adults get priority consideration for Community Care for the Elderly services. This covers vulnerable adults identified through protective investigations as needing services. It also covers high-risk abuse, neglect, or exploitation victims needing immedi… - Priority long-term care for qualifying adults: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, three groups get priority Medicaid managed long-term care enrollment without screening or joining the pre-enrollment list. One group is adults ages 18–20 with a chronic, debilitating condition generally requiring round-the-clock medical, nursing, or health supervision or int… - Home-care supplements can cover food: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, special home-care subsidy supplements can cover food, nutritional supplements, other goods and services, and specialized care. This applies to eligible older people receiving home-care subsidy payments. The extra help must be necessary to maintain the person’s health, safety… - More training and penalties for guardians: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, professional guardians need 30 hours of continuing education every two calendar years after their initial 40-hour training year. Courses must be approved or offered by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians. Continuing education includes one hour on Alzheimer’s dise… - Required enrollment through aging resource centers: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered state service payments in designated areas require screening and enrollment through an aging and disability resource center. This includes Medicaid managed long-term care; payment restrictions phase in as eligible plans become available. Centers can directly provide… - New screening rules for long-term care: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida maintains a statewide pre-enrollment list for Medicaid managed long-term care services at home or in community settings. Except for groups allowed to bypass the list, applicants must complete screening before placement. Frailty-based scores set priority; ties go to t… - Broader access to guardianship investigation records: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Office of Public and Professional Guardians can subpoena records relevant to its investigations. This covers financial institutions, insurers, caregivers, care facilities, professional guardians, and their employees; courts can enforce substantial failures to comply. Cle… - New delivery rules for community care: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Community Care for the Elderly services use a single lead agency designated by the area agency on aging. The department or its contracting agency must contract for core services. An area agency can provide core services directly only when the lead agency cannot perform its d… - Care assessments guide long-term care payments: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s CARES assessment program performs or reviews initial managed long-term care assessments and assigns care levels. Level 1 covers nursing-home residence or placement needs; Level 2 covers imminent risk with substantial health needs. Level 3 covers imminent risk with… - Tighter spending controls for aging agencies: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, area agencies on aging must competitively solicit purchases of goods or contracted services costing more than $35,000. Requests must reach vendors simultaneously and state submission, public-opening, contract, and evaluation details. Executive salary paid from state and fede… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alex Rizo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fabián Basabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Human Services Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 2 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-05-12: Chapter No. 2026-74 - 2026-05-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-30: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Substituted for CS/SB 1630 -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 781 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 2 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-18: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-16: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-05: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-05: Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-02-02: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-02: Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-30: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-30: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-30: Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Now in Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-07: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1121/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1121/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1121/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1121/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1121/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1121/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1121-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).