CS/CS/SB 1598 (2021) -  Consumer Protection

General Bill by Appropriations and Banking and Insurance and Gruters
Consumer Protection: Deleting authorization for consumer reporting agencies to charge a fee for reissuing or providing a new unique personal identifier to a consumer; revising a requirement for persons licensed or authorized by the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation to respond to the department’s Division of Consumer Services regarding consumer complaints; deleting a fee for adjusting firm licenses; authorizing the department to disapprove the use of insurance agency names containing the word “Medicare” or “Medicaid”; revising the timeframes in which an insured or a claimant may cancel a public adjuster’s contract to adjust a claim without penalty or obligation; revising disclosure requirements for certain classes of insurance before being eligible for export under the Surplus Lines Law, etc.
Effective Date: 06/16/2021 except as otherwise provided
Last Event: 06/17/21 Chapter No. 2021-104, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 76 (Ch. 2021-77) on Thursday, June 17, 2021 2:18 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 03/16/21 9:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    • On agenda for: 03/24/21 4:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 9

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 717 Subject: Consumer Protection Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 305 Subject: Insurance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 471 Subject: Legislative Review of Occupational Regulations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 76 Subject: Insurance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 344 Subject: Legislative Review of Occupational Regulations Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 332786 , Farmer Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 568 Senate: Failed 4/21/2021 2:45:28 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 146092 , Appropriations Date Filed: 03/26/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/17/2021 03:58 PM
    • A 917526 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Gruters Date Filed: 03/23/21, Line#: 98 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/24/2021 05:41 PM
    • A 205350 , Appropriations, Gruters Date Filed: 04/14/21, Line#: 303 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/17/2021 03:58 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 621180 , Banking and Insurance, Brandes Date Filed: 03/15/21, Line#: 395 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/16/2021 02:38 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/18/2021 2:45:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/13/2021 9:34:06 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/13/2021 9:22:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 3/26/2021 2:59:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 3/23/2021 3:46:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/17/2021 2:52:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/15/2021 10:05:59 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2021 10:12 AM   Yeas: 34 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 3] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/28/2021 01:44 PM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 370] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-104, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 76 (Ch. 2021-77) Time: 06/17/2021 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/16/2021 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/14/2021 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 846 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 1 Time: 04/28/2021 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/28/2021 - 1:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/27/2021 - 2:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/27/2021 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/26/2021 - 9:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021) Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2021 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 577 Time: 04/22/2021 - 10:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 576 Time: 04/22/2021 - 10:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/21/2021 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) failed (332786) -SJ 558 Time: 04/21/2021 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 515 Time: 04/21/2021 - 10:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 484 Time: 04/20/2021 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559 Time: 04/19/2021 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/19/2021 - 8:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/18/2021 - 2:15 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 9 -SJ 472 Time: 04/15/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/12/2021 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/26/2021 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 325 Time: 03/24/2021 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/24/21, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/19/2021 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 278 Time: 03/18/2021 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Time: 03/18/2021 - 7:30 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/17/2021 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 271 Time: 03/16/2021 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/16/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 152 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 153 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/24/2021 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
501.0051 CS/CS/HB 717
624.307 SB 308, CS/CS/HB 717, HB 7027
624.501 CS/CS/HB 717
626.112 CS/CS/CS/SB 76*, CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.602 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.621 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.782 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.783 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.796 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.854 CS/CS/CS/SB 76, CS/CS/HB 305, CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.916 CS/CS/HB 717, CS/CS/CS/HB 1209, CS/SB 1408
626.9541 CS/CS/SB 54, CS/CS/HB 717, CS/CS/HB 719
626.9741 CS/CS/HB 717
626.9953 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
626.9957 CS/SB 344, HB 471, CS/CS/HB 717
627.062 HB 185, CS/SB 490*, CS/CS/HB 717, CS/SB 742, CS/CS/HB 815
627.502 CS/CS/HB 717
627.70131 CS/CS/HB 717
627.7142 CS/CS/HB 717
631.57 CS/CS/HB 717
631.904 CS/CS/HB 717

(*) Not the latest version