HB 1281: Department of Financial Services
GENERAL BILL by Berfield
Department of Financial Services; Revises provisions relating to duties & responsibilities of & entities regulated by DFS & CFO, including compensation, payments, financial management & accounting programs, public depositories, health care providers, Special Disabilities Trust Fund, stop-work orders, funeral homes, cemeteries, boilers, insurance agents, title insurance agencies, insurers, firefighting, insurance contracts, & bail bond agents.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2025 | House |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1522 | Department of Financial Services | McClain | Identical | Last Action: 2/27/2025 S Filed |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 17.11 | To report disbursements made. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 17.13 | To duplicate warrants lost or destroyed. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 110.113 | Pay periods for state officers and employees; salary payments by direct deposit. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 112.215 | Government employees; deferred compensation program. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 215.422 | Payments, warrants, and invoices; processing time limits; dispute resolution; agency or judicial branch compliance. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 215.89 | Charts of account. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 215.93 | Florida Financial Management Information System. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 215.94 | Designation, duties, and responsibilities of functional owners. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 215.985 | Transparency in government spending. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 216.102 | Filing of financial information; handling by Chief Financial Officer; penalty for noncompliance. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 216.141 | Budget system procedures; planning and programming by state agencies. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 280.16 | Requirements of qualified public depositories; confidentiality. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 440.107 | Department powers to enforce employer compliance with coverage requirements. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 440.13 | Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 440.38 | Security for compensation; insurance carriers and self-insurers. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 440.49 | Limitation of liability for subsequent injury through Special Disability Trust Fund. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 497.1411 | Page 42 (pdf) | |
| 497.142 | Licensing; fingerprinting and criminal background checks. | Page 46 (pdf) |
| 497.369 | Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by endorsement; licensure of a temporary embalmer. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 497.374 | Funeral directing; licensure as a funeral director by endorsement; licensure of a temporary funeral director. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 497.376 | License as funeral director and embalmer permitted. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 497.380 | Funeral establishment; licensure; display of license. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 497.386 | Storage, preservation, and transportation of human remains. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 497.604 | Direct disposal establishments, license required; licensing procedures and criteria; license renewal; regulation; display of license. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 554.103 | Boiler code. | Page 57 (pdf) |
| 554.108 | Inspection. | Page 58 (pdf) |
| 554.114 | Prohibitions; penalties. | Page 59 (pdf) |
| 554.115 | Disciplinary proceedings. | Page 59 (pdf) |
| 554.116 | Page 60 (pdf) | |
| 554.117 | Page 60 (pdf) | |
| 624.307 | General powers; duties. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 624.317 | Investigation of agents, adjusters, administrators, service companies, and others. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 626.171 | Application for license as an agent, customer representative, adjuster, service representative, or reinsurance intermediary. | Page 63 (pdf) |
| 626.2815 | Continuing education requirements. | Page 67 (pdf) |
| 626.292 | Transfer of license from another state. | Page 68 (pdf) |
| 626.611 | Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of agent’s, title agency’s, adjuster’s, customer representative’s, service representative’s, or managing general agent’s license or appointment. | Page 69 (pdf) |
| 626.621 | Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of agent’s, adjuster’s, customer representative’s, service representative’s, or managing general agent’s license or appointment. | Page 70 (pdf) |
| 626.731 | Qualifications for general lines agent’s license. | Page 72 (pdf) |
| 626.785 | Qualifications for license. | Page 73 (pdf) |
| 626.831 | Qualifications for license. | Page 73 (pdf) |
| 626.8417 | Title insurance agent licensure; exemptions. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 626.843 | Renewal, continuation, reinstatement, termination of title insurance agent’s and title insurance agency’s appointments. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 626.8473 | Escrow; trust fund. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 626.878 | Rules; code of ethics. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 626.927 | Licensing of surplus lines agent. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 626.938 | Report and tax of independently procured coverages. | Page 77 (pdf) |
| 626.9541 | Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. | Page 79 (pdf) |
| 627.70151 | Appraisal; conflicts of interest. | Page 80 (pdf) |
| 627.776 | Applicability or inapplicability of Florida Insurance Code provisions to title insurers. | Page 81 (pdf) |
| 631.271 | Priority of claims. | Page 81 (pdf) |
| 633.139 | Page 83 (pdf) | |
| 633.216 | Inspection of buildings and equipment; orders; firesafety inspection training requirements; certification; disciplinary action. | Page 87 (pdf) |
| 634.3077 | Financial requirements. | Page 89 (pdf) |
| 634.406 | Financial requirements. | Page 90 (pdf) |
| 648.33 | Bail bond rates. | Page 91 (pdf) |
| 791.013 | Testing and approval of sparklers; penalties. | Page 91 (pdf) |
| 1001.281 | Operating Trust Fund. | Page 92 (pdf) |
| 1001.282 | Administrative Trust Fund. | Page 92 (pdf) |
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