# Florida HB 915: Medical Assistance Eligibility for Working Individuals with Disabilities

Florida HB 915, Medical Assistance Eligibility for Working Individuals with Disabilities, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Allison Tant (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Chapter No. 2026-88); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 915
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Medical Assistance Eligibility for Working Individuals with Disabilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-29
- Last action: 2026-05-22, Chapter No. 2026-88
- Sponsor: Allison Tant (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Human Services Subcommittee, Health Care Budget Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Working adults with disabilities can keep Medicaid: benefit, high. Florida creates the Working People with Disabilities program, effective upon becoming law. It helps adults with developmental disabilities keep Medicaid while working. You must be at least 18, be employed with earned income, and already have a qualifying Medicaid waiver. Qualifying coverage include…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Allison Tant (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Human Services Subcommittee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 |   |

## Actions (43)

- 2026-05-22: Chapter No. 2026-88
- 2026-05-21: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-06: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-05: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-05: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 598 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 598 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 598 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Substituted for CS/SB 1016 -SJ 598 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 598 (Senate)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 115, NAYS 0 (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)
- 2026-02-10: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House)
- 2026-02-10: Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (House)
- 2026-02-06: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-26: Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-22: Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-21: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-21: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-01-21: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-20: Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-15: 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)
- 2025-12-29: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-05-21: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/915/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/915/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/915/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/2026/915/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/915/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/915/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB915-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).
