Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1343: Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications
Status: Chaptered, June 12, 2026
Revises methods by which applicants can qualify for customer representative license.
What the bill says
An act relating to insurance customer representative licensing qualifications; amending s. 626.7351, F.S.; revising the methods by which applicants can qualify for the customer representative license; creating s. 1003.4207, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Financial Services, to develop a specified insurance and personal finance course beginning in a specified school year; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
An act relating to insurance customer representative licensing qualifications; amending s. 626.7351, F.S.; revising the methods by which applicants can qualify for the customer representative license; creating s. 1003.4207, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Financial Services, to develop a specified insurance and personal finance course beginning in a specified school year; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 626.7351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 626.7351 Qualifications for customer representative's license.—The department shall not grant or issue a license as customer representative to any individual found by it to be untrustworthy or incompetent, or who does not meet each of the following qualifications: (3) Within 4 years preceding the date that the application for license was filed with the department, the applicant has earned the designation of Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI), Associate in General Insurance (AINS), or Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) from the Insurance Institute of ENROLLED CS/HB 1343 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1343 -01-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES America; the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) from the Society of Certified Insurance Service Counselors; the designation of Certified Professional Service Representative (CPSR) from the National Foundation for CPSR; the …
Sponsors
- Hodgers, Brian (R, HD-032) · primary sponsor
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003)
- Chaney, Linda (R, HD-061)
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
- Plasencia (R, 37)
- Plasencia, Susan (R, HD-037)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-133
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 652
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 652
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 652
- : Substituted for CS/SB 1504 -SJ 652
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate: H 1343 c1 (March 6, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 1343 c1 (February 25, 2026): 116 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (February 10, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (February 10, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H1343?
- H1343 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications.
- What does H1343 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to insurance customer representative licensing qualifications; amending s. 626.7351, F.S.; revising the methods by which applicants can qualify for the customer representative license; creating s. 1003.4207, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Financial Services, to develop a specified insurance and personal finance course beginning in a specified school year; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1343?
- Chaptered as of June 12, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-133 (June 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1343?
- Hodgers, Brian (R, HD-032), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1343?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1343
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