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CS/SB 1408: Department of Financial Services

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Burgess

Department of Financial Services; Specifying powers and duties of the Division of Public Assistance Fraud; specifying a condition that must be met before certain firefighter cancer-related benefits may be paid from the State Risk Management Trust Fund; specifying a criminal penalty for the willful and knowing dissemination of a sexual harassment victim’s personal identifying information, except under certain circumstances; prohibiting persons from acting as or advertising themselves as being funeral directors, embalmers, direct disposers, or preneed sales agents unless they are so licensed; prohibiting a firesafety inspector from knowingly and intentionally requesting, soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept certain compensation, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2021
Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 823 (Ch. 2021-110), CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 (Ch. 2021-113) -SJ 694
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2021 Senate • Filed
2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 138
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 137
3/5/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/21, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
3/11/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 244
3/15/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 255
• Now in Appropriations
4/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 1 -SJ 471
• Now in Rules
4/19/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/20/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
4/22/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 642
4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 692
• Amendment(s) adopted (509138) -SJ 693
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 -SJ 694
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 823 (Ch. 2021-110), CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 (Ch. 2021-113) -SJ 694