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FOMA 2023 Legislative Preview

December 2, 2022

Paul D. Seltzer, DO, Legislative Chair

Stephen R. Winn, ED

Michelle W. Larson, Assoc. ED

Jason D. Winn, Esq.

Summary

Organizational Session was held Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Committee Chairs were appointed, and Senator Kathleen Passidomo and Representative Paul Renner officially assumed their leadership roles as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives. On the other side of the aisle, Senator Lauren Book and Representative Fentrice Driskell were named Senate and House Minority Leaders. Subcommittee Chairs will be named at a later date.

Interim committees will officially begin the week of December 12, 2022, and run intermittently to February 24, 2023. In total, there are seven weeks of meetings scheduled in the buildup toward the 2023 Legislative Session, which will begin March 7, 2023.

The Special Session on property insurance will start on December 12, 2022, in conjunction with the first week of interim committees. The Special session will address property tax obligations and provide economic relief for Southwest Florida residents. Additionally, the Special Session will address solutions to stabilize Florida's property insurance market that will introduce more competition and policies that will lower prices for consumers.

Senate President

Kathleen Passidomo

Speaker of the House

Paul Renner

Last week, Senator Wright filed HB 46 regarding health insurance cost sharing. The FOMA and our patient advocacy partners support this copayment accumulator bill. This bill could save patients high out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs if passed. As drafted, the bill requires health insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers to apply payments by or on behalf of insureds toward the total contributions of the insureds’ cost-sharing requirements.

Senate Leadership

Senate President

Kathleen Passidomo

Senate President ProTempore

Dennis Baxley

Senate Majority Leader

Sen. Ben Albritton

Senate Rules Committee Chair

Sen. Debbie Mayfield

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair

Sen. Doug Broxson

Senate Fiscal Policy

Committee Chair

Sen. Travis Hutson

Senate Minority Leader

Sen. Lauren Book

Senate Minority Leader

Pro Tempore

Sen. Jason Pizzo

House Leadership

Speaker of the House

Paul Renner

Speaker Pro Tempore

Charles Clemons

House Majority Leader

Rep. Michael Grant

House Minority Leader

Rep. Fentrice Driskell

Minority Leader

Pro Tempore

Rep. Dotie Joseph

House Minority Whip

Rep. Christine Hunschofsky

House Minority Policy Chair

Rep. Kelly Skidmore

House Healthcare Related

Committee Chairs

House Appropriations Committee Chair

Rep. Thomas Leek

Health & Human Services Committee Chair

Rep. Randy Fine

House Commerce

Committee Chair

Rep. Bob Rommel

House Judiciary

Committee Chair

Rep. Tommy Gregory

2022 General Election Results

Please click on the above document for a list of those elected to the Florida Senate and House.

Officials with a “W” listed after their name are elected candidates supported by the FOMA-PAC.

In the News

Marstiller is stepping down as secretary of Florida's Medicaid agency

Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Simone Marstiller is stepping down from the job that includes overseeing Florida's massive Medicaid program. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will soon begin a second term, announced the move in a Twitter post Monday.

Florida reports COVID cases have remained relatively flat in recent weeks

New data from the Florida Department of Health showed that numbers of reported COVID-19 cases have remained relatively flat in recent weeks. The state had a reported 11,783 cases from Nov. 4 to Nov. 10 and slight drop, to 11,632 cases, from Nov. 11 to Thursday.

WHO, CDC say a record 40 million kids missed their measles vaccine dose

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.

There's a boost in the number of people seeking health care coverage through the ACA

Nearly 3.4 million people have signed up - an increase of 17% compared to the same time last year. The boost in enrollment comes as the number of uninsured Americans this year reached a historic low of 8%, according to HHS.