# Florida HB 1343: Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications Florida HB 1343, Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Brian Hodgers (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-133) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1343-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1343 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-133 - Sponsor: Brian Hodgers (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (150 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New insurance and finance course for students: benefit, low. 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… - New insurance license paths and limits: mixed, medium. 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,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brian Hodgers (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-133 - 2026-06-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-06: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/SB 1504 -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 652 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-11: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-04: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-30: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-30: Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-29: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1343-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).