2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1226: Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs

Legislative Summary

Revising the definition of the term "property insurance" to include a pet insurance option; providing that certain practices relating to pet wellness programs are unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; creating the "Pet Insurance Act"; requiring pet insurers to disclose certain requirements for required medical examinations of a pet by a veterinarian, etc.

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Bill History

2/25/2025
Filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Senate
3/21/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Substituted HB 655
Senate
4/9/2025
Laid on Table, refer to HB 655
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/2/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
3/26/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Banking and Insurance
3/10/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/25/202531.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025270.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025270.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025275.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025275.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025215.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2025215.5 KB