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SB 642FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Laid on Table, refer to HB 271

New Reporting Rules for Bail Bond Insurance Companies

Original title: Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers

November 21, 2025

insurancebail bondsfinancial regulationstate government

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Where This Stands

Currently Laid on Table, refer to HB 271. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Procedural history

12 actions
  1. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2. Feb 24, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  3. Feb 19, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  4. Feb 12, 2026Senate
    Now in Rules
  5. Feb 11, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  6. Feb 6, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Show 6 earlier actions
  1. Jan 14, 2026Senate
    Now in Criminal Justice
  2. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  3. Jan 13, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  4. Jan 8, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  5. Dec 9, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Rules
  6. Nov 21, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill establishes a minimum reporting threshold of 6.5 percent of total for bail bond premiums, ensuring the state has more oversight into the financial activities of foreign and s operating in Florida.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Bail bond insurers

These companies must comply with new record-keeping and financial reporting requirements.

Bail bond agents

Their retained fees and considerations are now subject to specific reporting requirements by the insurers they work with.

What changed

Last recorded activity November 21, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill requires insurance companies that provide bail bonds to report more detailed financial information to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. It mandates that these companies track and disclose specific data about premiums, taxes, and the fees retained by bail bond agents.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Why It Matters

The bill establishes a minimum reporting threshold of 6.5 percent of total for bail bond premiums, ensuring the state has more oversight into the financial activities of foreign and s operating in Florida.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who does this bill affect?
It affects domestic, foreign, and alien insurance companies that write bail bonds in Florida.
What information must insurers now disclose?
Insurers must disclose gross premiums written by state, premium taxes paid, total withheld by agents, and specific bail bond premium amounts on their annual financial statements.

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Voting Record

Motion succeededsenate2/24/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable

Total

28

Yes

27

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededhouse2/11/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable

Total

9

Yes

9

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededsenate1/13/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable

Total

12

Yes

12

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Increased Financial Transparency

The bill shifts from general reporting to requiring granular disclosure of agent-retained fees and state-by-state tax data.

Office of Insurance Regulation

Connected Entities

organizationRules“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
location412 Knott Building“Location of committee meeting”Map →
locationKnott Building“Location of committee meeting”Map →
organizationCriminal Justice“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
locationSenate Building“Location of committee meeting”Map →
organizationBanking and Insurance“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
location37 Senate Building“Location of committee meeting”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance40
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz10
    Current news / social attention level

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