Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 883
Session 2026
Protected Cell Captive Insurance Companies
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 11, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Commerce Committee
Committee
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
First Action
Dec 23, 2025
Latest Action
May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
883
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Commerce Committee
Primary
Committee
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 3, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Summary
Protected Cell Captive Insurance Companies; Specifying that a protected cell captive insurance company may only insure certain risks; revising the unimpaired paid-in capital requirements for captive insurance companies; authorizing one or more sponsors to form a protected cell captive insurance company; requiring applicant protected cell captive insurance companies to file certain information with the Office of Insurance Regulation; authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies to establish and maintain certain protected cells, subject to certain approvals granted by the office, etc.
Documents (5)
Bill Analysis -- Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/13/2026 2:57 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/18/2026 12:36 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/25/2026 1:33 PM)
05/12/2026
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2026-72
05/11/2026
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
04/30/2026
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
03/04/2026
House
Ordered enrolled
03/04/2026
House
In Messages
03/04/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
03/04/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
03/04/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
03/04/2026
Senate
Substituted for SB 990
03/04/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/04/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from Rules
03/03/2026
Senate
Received
03/03/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
03/03/2026
Senate
In Messages
03/03/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
03/03/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/03/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/03/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/26/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
02/26/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
02/25/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/25/2026
House
CS Filed
02/25/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/25/2026
House
Reported out of Commerce Committee
02/24/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
02/20/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
02/18/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
02/18/2026
House
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
02/18/2026
House
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
02/16/2026
House
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
02/12/2026
House
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
02/12/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
02/12/2026
House
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
02/11/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
02/11/2026
House
CS Filed
02/11/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/11/2026
House
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
02/11/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
02/09/2026
House
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/05/2026
House
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
12/23/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:14 AM
Record Updated
Jul 19, 2026 2:29:16 PM