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Introduced
01/09/2026
01/09/2026
In Committee
01/16/2026
01/16/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to community-based care lead agency liability insurance; amending s. 409.993, F.S.; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and other entities, to review and analyze certain data; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature; authorizing the office to levy fines or otherwise penalize insurance companies, and the department to levy fines or otherwise penalize community-based care lead agencies, for failure to timely reply to certain requests for information; limiting the amount of certain fines to specified amounts; requiring the transfer of such fines to the General Revenue Fund; providing for legislative review and repeal; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and community-based care lead agencies, to analyze data from the past five fiscal years concerning liability insurance coverage and its availability to these agencies and their subcontractors, examining factors like access, cost, claims, and the impact on financial conditions. The Office of Insurance Regulation will then produce a report by January 1, 2027, detailing its findings and offering recommendations for legislative or agency changes to ensure affordable and available liability insurance. To ensure timely responses to information requests during this review, the Office of Insurance Regulation can fine insurance companies up to $500 per day for the first three days and $1,000 per day thereafter, while the Department of Children and Families can similarly fine community-based care lead agencies or subcontractors, with all collected fines going to the General Revenue Fund; this provision is set to expire on July 1, 2027, unless extended by the Legislature, and the act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (1)
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Senate)
Last Action
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (on 02/12/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Analysis - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600/Analyses/2026s01600.cf.PDF |
| https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600/Amendment/466576/HTML | |
| https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600/Amendment/496816/HTML | |
| Analysis - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600/Analyses/2026s01600.pre.cf.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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