CS/SB 834: Nonprofit Religious Organizations
GENERAL BILL by 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, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Judiciary (JU)
- 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
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CS/SB 834, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) 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)
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)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 9:30 AM Judiciary 8 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) -
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)
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 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/15/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee 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)