Bill Summary

HB 767 Residential Property Insurance (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Benarroch, Basabe Co Sponsors: Barnaby, Blanco, Gerwig, Gossett-Seidman CS Sponsors: Commerce Committee
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Summary
Residential Property Insurance: Requires OIR to establish & maintain comprehensive resource center on its website; provides requirements for resource center; specifies that certain information is not trade secret & is not subject to certain public records exemptions; requires residential property insurers to provide notice of comprehensive resource center on office's website with any offer of coverage & policy renewal; prohibits insurer from including value of certain land when establishing homeowner's policy coverage amount or adjusting certain claims; provides construction; provides that notice of premium discounts for hurricane loss mitigation must include information about whether insurer offers enhanced discounts for roof systems that use secondary water resistance. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H State Administration Budget Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
12/15/25
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Filed
01/05/26
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Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; State Administration Budget Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
01/05/26
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
01/16/26
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On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 01/21/26, 10:00 am, 17 H
01/22/26
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Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee on 01/21/26; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/22/26
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Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
02/03/26
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On Committee agenda - State Administration Budget Subcommittee, 02/05/26, 4:00 pm, 17 H
02/05/26
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Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/05/26
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Now in Commerce Committee
02/06/26
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/10/26, 12:30 pm, 404 H
02/10/26
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 22 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/11/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/12/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/19/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
02/25/26
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/25/26
SENATE
In Messages
02/26/26
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0767
Filed on 12/15/25
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Amendment 388655 DE
Benarroch
Filed on 02/09/26
Adopted
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0767C1
Filed on 02/11/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
627.0621
627.7011
627.711
627.7142
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