CS/CS/HB 643: Title Insurance
GENERAL BILL by Economic Affairs Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Moraitis
Title Insurance; Specifies continuing education requirements for title insurance agents; specifies additional grounds to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue license or appointment of title insurance agent or agency; requires attorney serving as title or real estate settlement agent to deposit & maintain certain funds in separate trust account & permit account to be audited by applicable title insurer, unless prohibited by rules of Florida Bar; provides procedures & requirements relating to approval or disapproval of title insurance forms by OIR; requires title insurance agencies & certain insurers to submit specified information to office to assist in analysis of title insurance premium rates, title search costs, & condition of title insurance industry; requires FSC to adopt rules.
Last Action: 5/6/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-206, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 645 (Ch. 2012-207), CS/CS/CS/HB 725 (Ch. 2012-209)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/21/2011 | House |
• Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 64 |
| 1/10/2012 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 64 |
| 1/12/2012 | House |
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 3:30 pm, 404 HOB |
| 1/17/2012 | House |
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 248 |
| 1/23/2012 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 243 |
| 1/24/2012 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee • CS referred to Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 281 • Now in Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee -HJ 281 |
| 2/1/2012 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee, 02/03/12, 9:00 am, 306 HOB |
| 2/3/2012 | House |
• Favorable by Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 467 • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 467 |
| 2/6/2012 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Reed Hall |
| 2/8/2012 | House |
• CS/CS by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -HJ 577 |
| 2/10/2012 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Economic Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 575 |
| 2/11/2012 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 581 |
| 2/13/2012 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/12 |
| 2/15/2012 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 621 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 2/16/2012 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 639 • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 639 |
| 2/22/2012 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 817 • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 817 |
| 3/7/2012 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 939 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 939 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1404 -SJ 939 • Read 2nd time -SJ 939 • Read 3rd time -SJ 939 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 939 |
| 3/7/2012 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 1178 |
| 4/20/2012 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 5/4/2012 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 5/6/2012 |
• Chapter No. 2012-206, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 645 (Ch. 2012-207), CS/CS/CS/HB 725 (Ch. 2012-209) |
