Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H65: Home Inspectors
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires that home inspector examination meet specified requirements certified by DBPR; requires home inspectors to maintain errors & omissions insurance policy.
What the bill says
An act relating to home inspectors; amending s. 468.8313, F.S.; requiring that a home inspector examination meet specified requirements certified by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 468.8322, F.S.; requiring home inspectors to maintain an errors and omissions insurance policy; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2025:
An act relating to home inspectors; amending s. 468.8313, F.S.; requiring that a home inspector examination meet specified requirements certified by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 468.8322, F.S.; requiring home inspectors to maintain an errors and omissions insurance policy; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 468.8313, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 468.8313 Examinations.— (4) The department may review and approve national examinations and state examinations that otherwise meet the generally accepted testing standards criteria of national examinations that the department has certified under s. 455.217(1)(d) by a nationally recognized entity that offers programs or sets standards that ensure competence as a home inspector. Section 2. Section 468.8322, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 468.8322 Insurance.—A home inspector shall maintain a commercial general liability insurance policy and an errors and HB 65 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb65-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES omissions insurance policy in an amount of at least not less than $300,000 per policy. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
Sponsors
- Gentry, Richard (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H65?
- H65 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Home Inspectors.
- What does H65 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to home inspectors; amending s. 468.8313, F.S.; requiring that a home inspector examination meet specified requirements certified by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 468.8322, F.S.; requiring home inspectors to maintain an errors and omissions insurance policy; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H65?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H65?
- Gentry, Richard (R, HD-027).
- Where is the official record for H65?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/65
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