Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1600: Community-based Care Lead Agency Liability Insurance
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and other entities, to review and analyze certain data; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature; authorizing the office to levy fines or otherwise penalize insurance companies, and the department to levy fines or otherwise penalize community-based care lead agencies, for failure to timely reply to certain requests for information, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to community-based care lead agency liability insurance; amending s. 409.993, F.S.; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and other entities, to review and analyze certain data; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature…
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to community-based care lead agency liability insurance; amending s. 409.993, F.S.; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and other entities, to review and analyze certain data; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature; authorizing the office to levy fines or otherwise penalize insurance companies, and the department to levy fines or otherwise penalize community-based care lead agencies, for failure to timely reply to certain requests for information; limiting the amount of certain fines to specified amounts; requiring the transfer of such fines to the General Revenue Fund; providing for legislative review and repeal; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSubsection (5) is added to section 409.993, Florida Statutes, to read: 409.993âLead agencies and subcontractor liability.â (5)âOFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION REVIEW.â (a)âThe Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and communityâbased care lead agencies and their subcontracted providers, shall review all available, relevant, and appropriate data from the previous 5 fiscal years related to liability insurance coverage and availability to analyze the following: 1.âAccess to and availability of liability insurance through authorized insurance companies, surplus lines companies, and self-insurance funds; 2.âFactors affecting …
Sponsors
- Yarborough, Clay (R, SD-004) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- : CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
- : Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- : CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Votes
- Senate: S 1600 Filed (February 10, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Common questions
- What is S1600?
- S1600 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Community-based Care Lead Agency Liability Insurance.
- What does S1600 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to community-based care lead agency liability insurance; amending s. 409.993, F.S.; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and other entities, to review and analyze certain data; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Governor and Legislature…
- What is the status of S1600?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1600?
- Yarborough, Clay (R, SD-004).
- Where is the official record for S1600?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1600
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