SB 1226: Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs
GENERAL BILL by DiCeglie
Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs; Revising the definition of the term “property insurance” to include a pet insurance option; providing that certain practices relating to pet wellness programs are unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; creating the "Pet Insurance Act"; requiring pet insurers to disclose certain requirements for required medical examinations of a pet by a veterinarian, etc.
Effective Date: 1/1/2026
Last Action: 4/3/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/3/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2025 Senate • Filed
3/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/5/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
3/11/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/26/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
3/27/2025 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
4/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
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SB 1226, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2025 at 3:24 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 655 Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs Tuck Similar Last Action: 4/3/2025 S In Messages 
Committee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 3/10/2025 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/26/2025 3:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 12 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/2/2025 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 15 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 624.604 “Property insurance” defined. Page 3 (pdf) 626.9541 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. Page 4 (pdf) 627.71545 Page 4 (pdf)