# Florida SB 642: Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers

Florida SB 642, Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 271 (Ch. 2026-61) -SJ 673) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB642-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 642
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 271 (Ch. 2026-61) -SJ 673
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Banking and Insurance, Criminal Justice, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (41 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Banking and Insurance Vote | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-06: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 271 (Ch. 2026-61) -SJ 673 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Substituted HB 271 -SJ 673 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 673 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Now in Criminal Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/642/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/642/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
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/642/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/642/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB642-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).