# Florida HB 797: Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds Florida HB 797, Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Chip LaMarca (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter No. 2025-129) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB797-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 797 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter No. 2025-129 - Sponsor: Chip LaMarca (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Health Care Budget Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Fiscal Policy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier construction approval for veterans’ nursing homes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, state veterans’ nursing home projects qualify for a certificate-of-need exemption with state or federally funded construction. This replaces the requirement that federal money cover at least 50% of construction costs. Homes must operate for or through Florida’s Department of… - New nursing bed options for veterans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed skilled nursing homes can request state designation of beds for veterans, spouses, and surviving spouses. Homes must be on a tax-exempt nonprofit retirement campus that houses only these groups. Residents must meet state eligibility rules, and beds must follow the f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chip LaMarca (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2025-06-06: Chapter No. 2025-129 - 2025-06-06: Approved by Governor - 2025-06-04: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-28: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-28: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-28: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Read 3rd time -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Read 2nd time -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Substituted for SB 788 -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 591 (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Referred to Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-24: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-24: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) (House) - 2025-04-08: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-19: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-17: Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-14: Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-14: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-03-14: Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-13: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-13: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-12: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-10: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-26: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-20: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/797/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/797/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/797/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/797/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/797/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/797/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [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-HB797-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).