Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 480
       
       
        
       By Senator DiCeglie
       
       
       
       
       
       18-00843-25                                            2025480__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to nonprofit agricultural organization
    3         health coverage; providing directives to the Division
    4         of Law Revision; providing a short title; creating s.
    5         632.701, F.S.; providing legislative purpose; defining
    6         the term “nonprofit agricultural organization”;
    7         authorizing nonprofit agricultural organizations to
    8         provide health coverage; specifying that such coverage
    9         is not insurance for purposes of the Florida Insurance
   10         Code; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. The Division of Law Revision is directed to:
   15         (1) Revise the title of chapter 632, Florida Statutes, to
   16  read “Fraternal Benefit Societies and Nonprofit Agricultural
   17  Organizations”;
   18         (2) Create part I of chapter 632, Florida Statutes,
   19  consisting of ss. 632.601-632.638, Florida Statutes, to be
   20  entitled “Fraternal Benefit Societies”; and
   21         (3) Create part II of chapter 632, Florida Statutes,
   22  consisting of s. 632.701, Florida Statutes, to be entitled
   23  “Nonprofit Agricultural Organizations.”
   24         Section 2. This act may be cited as the “Nonprofit
   25  Agricultural Organization Health Coverage Act of 2025.”
   26         Section 3. Section 632.701, Florida Statutes, is created to
   27  read:
   28         632.701 Nonprofit agricultural organization health
   29  coverage.—
   30         (1) The purpose of this section is to authorize nonprofit
   31  agricultural organizations to offer health coverage options to
   32  their members.
   33         (2) For purposes of this section, the term “nonprofit
   34  agricultural organization” means an organization that meets all
   35  of the following criteria:
   36         (a) Is domiciled in this state.
   37         (b) Is exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of
   38  the Internal Revenue Code.
   39         (c) Was created primarily to promote programs for the
   40  development of rural communities and the economic stability and
   41  sustainability of farmers in this state.
   42         (d) Exists to serve its members beyond only offering health
   43  coverage.
   44         (e) Collects annual dues from its members.
   45         (f) Was in existence before 1945.
   46         (g) Is composed of members who, collectively, are residents
   47  of the majority of counties in this state.
   48         (3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a nonprofit
   49  agricultural organization may offer health coverage. Such
   50  coverage is not insurance for purposes of the Florida Insurance
   51  Code.
   52         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.