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CS/CS/SB 1404: Title Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Banking and Insurance ; Altman

Title Insurance; Specifying continuing education requirements for title insurance agents; specifying additional grounds to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the license or appointment of a title insurance agent or agency; requiring an attorney serving as a title or real estate settlement agent to deposit and maintain certain funds in a separate trust account and permit the account to be audited by the applicable title insurer, unless prohibited by the rules of The Florida Bar; providing procedures and requirements relating to the approval or disapproval of title insurance forms by the Office of Insurance Regulation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/7/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 643 (Ch. 2012-206), CS/CS/HB 645 (Ch. 2012-207), CS/CS/CS/HB 725 (Ch. 2012-209) -SJ 939
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/3/2012 Senate • Filed
1/13/2012 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 151
• Introduced -SJ 151
1/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/26/12, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/26/2012 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 301
1/30/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/31/2012 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 306
2/7/2012 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 301
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/9/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
2/13/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 506
2/14/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 500
2/21/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 534
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • Recalled from Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 674
• Now in Budget
• On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/28/12, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
2/28/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/29/12, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
2/29/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/01/12, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 805
3/3/2012 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
3/5/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/12
3/7/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 939
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 643 -SJ 939
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 643 (Ch. 2012-206), CS/CS/HB 645 (Ch. 2012-207), CS/CS/CS/HB 725 (Ch. 2012-209) -SJ 939