All Roll Calls
Yes: 150 • No: 0
FloridaHB 13432026House
Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications
Sponsored By: Brian Hodgers (Republican)
Signed by Governor
AppropriationInsurance & Banking SubcommitteeCareers & Workforce SubcommitteeCommerce CommitteeRules
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New insurance license paths and limits
Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida adds education routes to qualify for an insurance customer representative license. One route requires a Florida high school diploma that includes the new insurance and personal finance course. Another requires a department-approved degree from an accredited college, with at least 9 credit hours of insurance instruction. Those credits must include property, casualty, and inland marine insurance. The professional credential route requires earning an accepted designation within four years before applying. Accepted designations are Accredited Advisor in Insurance, Associate in General Insurance, Accredited Customer Service Representative, Certified Insurance Counselor, Certified Professional Service Representative, Certified Insurance Service Representative, Certified Insurance Representative, Chartered Customer Service Representative, and Professional Customer Service Representative. Also accepted are Insurance Customer Service Representative from Statewide Insurance Associates LLC and Registered Customer Service Representative from a regionally accredited Florida postsecondary school. The latter requires an approved curriculum covering basic property and casualty insurance, with testing that shows mastery. The licensing department must set curriculum approval standards. Applicants must still meet other licensing requirements.
New insurance and finance course for students
Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida's Department of Education must develop a half-credit insurance and personal finance course. It must work with the Department of Financial Services and finish by January 1, 2027. The course must fully cover basic property and casualty insurance, matching the training used for accepted insurance licensing credentials. The state must set curriculum approval standards. Districts can offer the course starting in the 2027–2028 school year; neither districts nor students must use it.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Brian Hodgers
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/6/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 2/25/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 116 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter No. 2026-133
6/12/2026Approved by Governor
6/11/2026Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2026Ordered enrolled
3/6/2026HouseIn Messages
3/6/2026HouseCS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 652
3/6/2026SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 652
3/6/2026SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 652
3/6/2026SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 1504 -SJ 652
3/6/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/6/2026SenateWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 652
3/6/2026SenateReceived
2/26/2026SenateReferred to Rules
2/26/2026SenateIn Messages
2/25/2026SenateCS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2/25/2026HouseRead 3rd time
2/25/2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
2/25/2026HouseRead 2nd time
2/25/2026HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2/19/2026HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
2/11/2026HouseBill released to House Calendar
2/11/2026HouseReported out of Commerce Committee
2/11/2026HouseFavorable by Commerce Committee
2/10/2026HouseAdded to Commerce Committee agenda
2/6/2026HouseNow in Commerce Committee
2/4/2026House
Bill Text
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7/1/2026
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1/29/2026
Filed
1/9/2026