HB 459 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Property Insurance Claims

Summary
Property Insurance Claims; Establishes mandatory procedure for resolution of disputed property insurance claims; requires insurers to notify policyholders of mandatory procedure; requires DFS to prepare consumer information pamphlet to be provided to policyholders; authorizes policyholder or insurer to file petition with Division of Administrative Hearings to resolve certain claims; specifies that parties to claim must bear cost of certain conferences; requires administrative law judge to dismiss petitions that do not contain specified information; requires that petition include certain certification; specifies that dismissal of petition or portion of petition is without prejudice & does not require hearing; requires insurer to pay requested claim or file response to petition within specified timeframe; requires administrative law judge to make final determination of total coverage amount within specified timeframe; requires such amount to be paid in specified manner.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 18, 2025 Last action Jan 9, 2026
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6
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Committee
4
Nov 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Randy Maggard
RRepublican
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