Case Title: Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Provide Medicaid Coverage to Eligible Low Income Adults

Citation: 

Docket Number: SC19-1070

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2022-04-14T00:00:00Z

Document:
Supreme Court of Florida 
 
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 
 
CASE NO.: SC19-1070 
 
ADVISORY OPINION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RE: PROVIDE 
MEDICAID COVERAGE TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME ADULTS 
 
 
 
 
The request for an Advisory Opinion is hereby dismissed on 
the Court’s own motion based on the sponsor of the initiative failing 
to timely file a response in accordance with this Court’s order dated 
February 8, 2022.  Any and all pending motions are hereby denied 
as moot. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION 
AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
CANADY, C.J., and POLSTON, LAWSON, MUÑIZ, COURIEL, and 
GROSSHANS, JJ., concur. 
LABARGA, J., dissents with an opinion. 
 
LABARGA, J., dissenting. 
 
Because I believe this case should be permitted to proceed, I 
dissent to its dismissal. 
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HON. ASHLEY MOODY, ATTORNEY GENERAL 
HENRY C. WHITAKER 
RICHARD E. DORAN 
ASHLEY ANN URBAN 
JEREMIAH HAWKES 
JUSTIN TAMAYO 
ALEXANDRA E. AKRE 
JEFFREY PAUL DESOUSA 
DANIEL E. NORDBY 
DANIEL W. BELL 
J. MICHAEL MAIDA 
BARRY S. RICHARD 
HON. RON DESANTIS, GOVERNOR 
HON. CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH SPROWLS 
WHITNEY M. UNTIEDT 
HON. WILTON SIMPSON 
HON. LAUREL M. LEE, SECRETARY 
AMY J. BAKER