HB 427: Public Adjuster Contracts
GENERAL BILL by Melo
Public Adjuster Contracts; Authorizes certain persons to rescind contract for public adjuster services; clarifies acts that may subject public adjuster or public adjuster apprentice to discipline.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/22/2026 House - Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/22/2026 House - Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/14/2025 House • Filed
11/24/2025 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2026 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/21/2026 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/22/2026 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
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HB 427, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/14/2025 at 2:56 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 266 Public Adjuster Contracts Burton Identical Last Action: 1/14/2026 S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 626.854 “Public adjuster” defined; prohibitions. Page 1 (pdf) 626.8698 Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices. Page 3 (pdf) 626.8796 Public adjuster contracts; disclosure statement; fraud statement. Page 4 (pdf)