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CS/CS/SB 834: Nonprofit Religious Organizations

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Banking and Insurance ; Yarborough

Nonprofit Religious Organizations; Revising the conditions under which a nonprofit religious organization is not subject to the requirements of the Florida Insurance Code; requiring certain agents to provide a specified written disclaimer on certain applications and guideline materials, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/9/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    1/15/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Judiciary
    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2
    • Now in Rules
    1/22/2026 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/10/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    2/12/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/17/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
    2/19/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 346
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 346
    • CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 -SJ 346
    • Immediately certified -SJ 356
    2/19/2026 House • In Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 834, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2026 at 2:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6015 Nonprofit Religious Organizations Black Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/19/2026 11:32 AM Senate 32 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.1265 Nonprofit religious organization exemption; authority; notice. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 834, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/15/2026 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6015 Nonprofit Religious Organizations Black Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    677184 - Amendment
    Between lines 44 and 45 insert:     		Rules
    (Yarborough)     		2/6/2026
    12:15 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2026 9:30 AM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 2 Nays
    2/10/2026 9:00 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.1265 Nonprofit religious organization exemption; authority; notice. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 834, Original Filed Version Posted 12/9/2025 at 4:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6015 Nonprofit Religious Organizations Black Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    884114 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete lines 2 - 3 and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Yarborough)     		1/12/2026
    3:42 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/15/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.1265 Nonprofit religious organization exemption; authority; notice. Page 1 (pdf)

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