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CS/CS/CS/SB 1158: Department of Financial Services

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Banking and Insurance ; DiCeglie

Department of Financial Services; Revising powers and duties of the department’s Division of Investigative and Forensic Services; authorizing, rather than requiring, a judge of compensation claims to order an injured employee’s evaluation by an expert medical advisor under certain circumstances; revising eligibility requirements for the board of directors of the Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated; deleting the authority of designated examination centers to take fingerprints of applicants for a license as an agent, customer representative, adjuster, service representative, or reinsurance intermediary; authorizing certain persons to obtain a limited license to sell only policies of life insurance covering the expense of a prearrangement for funeral services or merchandise; adding grounds for discretionary disciplinary actions taken by the department against a title insurance agent or agency; authorizing the department in receivership proceedings to take certain actions as a domiciliary receiver, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/28/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 487 (Ch. 2023-144) -SJ 621
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2023 Senate • Filed
3/2/2023 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/22/23, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/22/2023 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
3/24/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
3/28/2023 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
4/12/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
4/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
4/20/2023 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/24/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
• CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 618
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 487 -SJ 621
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 487 (Ch. 2023-144) -SJ 621