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CS/CS/SB 1398: Consumer Protection

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

Consumer Protection; Defining the term “remote location”; authorizing a licensee under ch. 494, F.S., to allow loan originators to work from remote locations if specified conditions are met; providing requirements for crowd-funding platforms and organizers of crowd-funding campaigns related to and arising out of declared disasters; specifying restrictions on public adjusters contracting their adjuster services after a specified date; revising the definition of the term “hurricane,” and defining the term “hurricane deductible,” as used in policies providing residential coverage; deleting a debt obligation rating requirement for certain service warranty associations or parent corporations, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1185 (Ch. 2023-130), CS/CS/CS/SB 418 (Ch. 2023-217) -SJ 661
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
3/1/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023 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 10 NAYS 1
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
4/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/18/23, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/18/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
4/28/2023 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
5/1/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 661
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1185 -SJ 661
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1185 (Ch. 2023-130), CS/CS/CS/SB 418 (Ch. 2023-217) -SJ 661