CS/CS/CS/HB 1221: Department of Financial Services
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; State Administration Budget Subcommittee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; LaMarca
Department of Financial Services; Revises provisions related to DFS including financial subsystems, warrants, firefighter employment, , My Safe Florida Home & Condominium Programs, payments, coordinating council, licensing & examination, fire safety, fire codes, licensee requirements, deferred payment processors, public adjusters, bail bonds, abandoned & unclaimed property, & legal tender.
Effective Date: effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/2/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/2/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/3/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 2/4/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/6/2026 | House |
• Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee |
| 2/13/2026 | House |
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 2/24/2026 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2/26/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 3/2/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
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| H 381 (c1) | Office of Financial Regulation | Insurance & Banking Subcommittee | Compare | Last Action: 2/16/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee |
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| H 1045 | My Safe Florida Home Program | Rosenwald | Compare | Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
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| H 1311 (c2) | Legal Tender | Insurance & Banking Subcommittee | Compare | Last Action: 3/2/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) |
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| H 1497 (c1) | My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program | Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee | Compare | Last Action: 2/2/2026 H Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee |
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| S 540 (c3) | Office of Financial Regulation | Martin | Compare | Last Action: 2/25/2026 H In Messages |
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| S 1148 | My Safe Florida Home Program | Bracy Davis | Compare | Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced |
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| S 1452 (c2) | Department of Financial Services | Truenow | Compare | Last Action: 3/3/2026 S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 |
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| S 1706 (c1) | My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program | Pizzo | Compare | Last Action: 3/4/2026 H In Messages |
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Bill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|
| H 1221 Filed | 1/8/2026 9:32 AM | |
| H 1221 c1 | 2/4/2026 2:36 PM | |
| H 1221 c2 | 2/13/2026 8:26 AM | |
| H 1221 c3 | 3/2/2026 3:28 PM |
Committee Amendments
| Amendment | Sponsor | Filed | Last Committee Action | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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446165 - Amendment Remove lines 881-885 and insert: |
LaMarca |
2/2/2026 5:09 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/3/2026 |
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969469 - Strike All Amendment Remove lines 552-563 and insert: |
LaMarca |
2/2/2026 5:07 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/3/2026 |
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705863 - Strike All Amendment Between lines 1281 and 1282, insert: |
LaMarca |
2/2/2026 5:10 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/3/2026 |
| Amendment | Sponsor | Filed | Last Committee Action | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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137601 - Amendment Remove lines 2672-2686 and insert: |
LaMarca |
2/11/2026 5:35 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/12/2026 |
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340435 - Amendment Between lines 4036 and 4037, insert: |
LaMarca |
2/11/2026 5:37 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/12/2026 |
| Amendment | Sponsor | Filed | Last Committee Action | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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925823 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
LaMarca |
2/25/2026 8:38 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/27/2026 |
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490591 - Amendment to Amendment (925823) Remove line 3937 of the amendment and insert: |
LaMarca |
2/26/2026 2:56 PM |
Adopted without Objection
2/27/2026 |
Floor Amendments
No Floor Amendments Available
Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Analysis | H 1221 | Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | 2/4/2026 6:27 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | H 1221 | State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | 2/13/2026 11:45 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | H 1221 | Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) | 3/4/2026 8:58 AM |
Vote History - Committee
No Committee Vote History AvailableVote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (94)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 17.11 | To report disbursements made. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 17.13 | To duplicate warrants lost or destroyed. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 110.113 | Pay periods for state officers and employees; salary payments by direct deposit. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 112.3135 | Restriction on employment of relatives. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 197.582 | Disbursement of proceeds of sale. | Page 187 (pdf) |
| 215.5586 | My Safe Florida Home Program. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 215.55871 | My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 215.89 | Charts of account. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 215.93 | Florida Financial Management Information System. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 215.94 | Designation, duties, and responsibilities of functional owners. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 215.96 | Coordinating council and design and coordination staff. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 215.985 | Transparency in government spending. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 216.102 | Filing of financial information; handling by Chief Financial Officer; penalty for noncompliance. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 216.141 | Budget system procedures; planning and programming by state agencies. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 440.13 | Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations. | Page 48 (pdf) |
| 497.1411 | Page 50 (pdf) | |
| 497.142 | Licensing; fingerprinting and criminal background checks. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 553.80 | Enforcement. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 560.309 | Conduct of business. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 560.405 | Deposit; redemption. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 560.406 | Worthless checks. | Page 57 (pdf) |
| 626.0428 | Agency personnel powers, duties, and limitations. | Page 58 (pdf) |
| 626.171 | Application for license as an agent, customer representative, adjuster, service representative, or reinsurance intermediary. | Page 58 (pdf) |
| 626.292 | Transfer of license from another state. | Page 62 (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 63 (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 67 (pdf) |
| 626.731 | Qualifications for general lines agent’s license. | Page 71 (pdf) |
| 626.785 | Qualifications for license. | Page 72 (pdf) |
| 626.831 | Qualifications for license. | Page 72 (pdf) |
| 626.8417 | Title insurance agent licensure; exemptions. | Page 74 (pdf) |
| 626.854 | “Public adjuster” defined; prohibitions. | Page 74 (pdf) |
| 626.9541 | Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. | Page 189 (pdf) |
| 627.797 | Exempt agent list. | Page 74 (pdf) |
| 633.208 | Minimum firesafety standards. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 648.34 | Bail bond agents; qualifications. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 648.382 | Appointment of bail bond agents and bail bond agencies; effective date of appointment. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 717.001 | Short title. | Page 78 (pdf) |
| 717.101 | Definitions. | Page 78 (pdf) |
| 717.102 | Property presumed unclaimed; general rule. | Page 90 (pdf) |
| 717.103 | General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property. | Page 93 (pdf) |
| 717.1035 | Property originated or issued by this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any entity incorporated, organized, created, or otherwise located in the state. | Page 95 (pdf) |
| 717.104 | Traveler’s checks and money orders. | Page 95 (pdf) |
| 717.1045 | Gift certificates and similar credit items. | Page 98 (pdf) |
| 717.105 | Checks, drafts, and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations. | Page 98 (pdf) |
| 717.106 | Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations. | Page 99 (pdf) |
| 717.107 | Funds owing under life insurance policies, annuity contracts, and retained asset accounts; fines, penalties, and interest; United States Social Security Administration Death Master File. | Page 102 (pdf) |
| 717.1071 | Lost owners of unclaimed demutualization, rehabilitation, or related reorganization proceeds. | Page 103 (pdf) |
| 717.108 | Deposits held by utilities. | Page 104 (pdf) |
| 717.109 | Refunds held by business associations. | Page 104 (pdf) |
| 717.1101 | Unclaimed equity and debt of business associations. | Page 105 (pdf) |
| 717.111 | Property of business associations held in course of dissolution. | Page 111 (pdf) |
| 717.112 | Property held by agents and fiduciaries. | Page 111 (pdf) |
| 717.1125 | Property held by fiduciaries under trust instruments. | Page 112 (pdf) |
| 717.113 | Property held by courts and public agencies. | Page 113 (pdf) |
| 717.115 | Wages. | Page 114 (pdf) |
| 717.116 | Contents of safe-deposit box or other safekeeping repository. | Page 114 (pdf) |
| 717.117 | Report of unclaimed property. | Page 114 (pdf) |
| 717.118 | Notification of apparent owners of unclaimed property. | Page 124 (pdf) |
| 717.119 | Payment or delivery of unclaimed property. | Page 126 (pdf) |
| 717.1201 | Custody by state; holder liability; reimbursement of holder paying claim; reclaiming for owner; payment of safe-deposit box or repository charges. | Page 131 (pdf) |
| 717.122 | Public sale of unclaimed property. | Page 133 (pdf) |
| 717.123 | Deposit of funds. | Page 136 (pdf) |
| 717.1235 | Dormant campaign accounts; report of unclaimed property. | Page 136 (pdf) |
| 717.124 | Unclaimed property claims. | Page 137 (pdf) |
| 717.12403 | Unclaimed demand, savings, or checking account in a financial institution held in the name of more than one person. | Page 145 (pdf) |
| 717.12404 | Claims on behalf of a business entity or trust. | Page 147 (pdf) |
| 717.12405 | Claims by estates. | Page 148 (pdf) |
| 717.12406 | Joint ownership of unclaimed securities or dividends. | Page 148 (pdf) |
| 717.1241 | Conflicting claims. | Page 149 (pdf) |
| 717.1242 | Restatement of jurisdiction of the circuit court sitting in probate and the department. | Page 151 (pdf) |
| 717.1243 | Small estate accounts. | Page 152 (pdf) |
| 717.1244 | Determinations of unclaimed property claims. | Page 153 (pdf) |
| 717.1245 | Garnishment of unclaimed property. | Page 153 (pdf) |
| 717.125 | Claim of another state to recover property; procedure. | Page 154 (pdf) |
| 717.126 | Administrative hearing; burden of proof; proof of entitlement; venue. | Page 155 (pdf) |
| 717.1261 | Death certificates. | Page 155 (pdf) |
| 717.1262 | Court documents. | Page 156 (pdf) |
| 717.129 | Periods of limitation. | Page 156 (pdf) |
| 717.1301 | Investigations; examinations; subpoenas. | Page 157 (pdf) |
| 717.1315 | Retention of records by claimant’s representatives and buyers of unclaimed property. | Page 158 (pdf) |
| 717.132 | Enforcement; cease and desist orders; fines. | Page 159 (pdf) |
| 717.1322 | Administrative and civil enforcement. | Page 160 (pdf) |
| 717.133 | Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states. | Page 164 (pdf) |
| 717.1333 | Evidence; estimations; audit reports and worksheets, investigator reports and worksheets, other related documents. | Page 165 (pdf) |
| 717.1341 | Invalid claims, recovery of property, interest and penalties. | Page 165 (pdf) |
| 717.135 | Recovery agreements and purchase agreements for claims filed by a claimant’s representative; fees and costs or total net gain. | Page 167 (pdf) |
| 717.1356 | Page 171 (pdf) | |
| 717.138 | Rulemaking authority. | Page 176 (pdf) |
| 717.1382 | United States savings bond; unclaimed property; escheatment; procedure. | Page 176 (pdf) |
| 717.139 | Uniformity of application and construction. | Page 178 (pdf) |
| 717.1400 | Registration. | Page 179 (pdf) |
| 772.13 | Civil remedy for terrorism or facilitating or furthering terrorism. | Page 190 (pdf) |
| 1001.281 | Operating Trust Fund. | Page 187 (pdf) |
| 1001.282 | Administrative Trust Fund. | Page 187 (pdf) |
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