# Florida SB 1226: Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs

Florida SB 1226, Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Nick DiCeglie (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 655 (Ch. 2025-11) -SJ 387) (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1226
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 655 (Ch. 2025-11) -SJ 387
- Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (37 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Banking and Insurance Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-09: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 655 (Ch. 2025-11) -SJ 387 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Substituted HB 655 -SJ 387 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 386 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-01-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1226/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1226/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1226/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1226/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1226-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).