# Florida HB 697: Drug Prices and Coverage Florida HB 697, Drug Prices and Coverage, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Chapter No. 2026-4); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB697-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 697 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Drug Prices and Coverage - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-09 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Chapter No. 2026-4 - Sponsor: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Budget Committee, Health & Human Services Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (254 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding and income rules for HIV help: benefit, high. Florida provides a one-time $30.901933 million from the Grants and Donations Trust Fund for HIV/AIDS medication assistance through June 30, 2026. Through that date, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program’s income limit is 400% of the federal poverty level. The limit uses adjusted gross household income,… - Stronger payment protections for pharmacies: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, pharmacy benefit managers must let pharmacies and pharmacists combine multiple processed claims into one reimbursement appeal. Claims must involve the same drug and days’ supply, with service dates in the same calendar month. Managers cannot stop pharmacies or pharmacists fr… - Direct HIV medicine help with limits: mixed, high. Through June 30, 2026, Florida must distribute AIDS Drug Assistance Program medicines directly instead of buying health insurance covering HIV/AIDS medicines. The Department of Health must include all drugs on the program’s March 1, 2026 medicine list. Its March 1, 2026 Self-Insured Formulary also… - PACE-only plans leave pharmacy benefit rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, plans serving only a PACE organization fall outside Florida’s definition of a pharmacy benefits plan or program. Those plans no longer face requirements tied to that definition, including its pharmacy protections. This exemption changes plan obligations rather than providing… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Health & Human Services Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-03-25: Chapter No. 2026-4 - 2026-03-24: Approved by Governor - 2026-03-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-12: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House) - 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 664532 Concur (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-10: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-10: CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 742 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time -SJ 742 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Amendment(s) adopted (664532) -SJ 741 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 741 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1760 -SJ 741 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 741 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-05: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) (House) - 2026-03-02: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-26: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-27: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported out of Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-27: Favorable by Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-23: Added to Budget Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-21: Now in Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-16: Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-12-16: Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-16: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-12-16: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2025-12-16: Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/BillText/e1/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/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/2026/697/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/697/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-HB697-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).