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

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, MUNIZ, COURIEL, and GROSSHANS, Ju., 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