Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H863: Arbitration for Disputes with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires notification of arbitration before Division of Administrative Hearings as option for dispute resolution procedures under Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
What the bill says
An act relating to arbitration for disputes with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; amending s. 627.351, F.S.; requiring notification of arbitration before the Division of Administrative Hearings as an option for dispute resolution procedures under Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; removing obsolete language; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, December 23, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to arbitration for disputes with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; amending s. 627.351, F.S.; requiring notification of arbitration before the Division of Administrative Hearings as an option for dispute resolution procedures under Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; removing obsolete language; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (ll) of subsection (6) of section 627.351, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans.-- (6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION.-- (ll)1. In addition to any other method of alternative dispute resolution authorized by state law, the corporation may adopt policy forms that provide an option for the insured to select, at the time of entering into the policy or upon renewal, to have disputes regarding the corporation's claim determinations for the resolution of disputes regarding its claim determinations, including disputes regarding coverage for, or the scope and value of, a claim, resolved through arbitration in a proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Each insured must be notified in writing, at the time of words underlined are additions. hb863-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 863 2026 entering into a policy with the corporation and upon each renewal, that the insured must decide whether to resolve disputes through arbitration before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Such notification …
Sponsors
- Benarroch, Yvette (R, HD-081) · primary sponsor
- Grow, J.J. (R, HD-023)
- Grow (R, 23)
- Redondo, Mike (R, HD-118)
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : Passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 3
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 863 Filed (February 4, 2026): 105 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (January 21, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (January 21, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (January 14, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (January 14, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H863?
- H863 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Arbitration for Disputes with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
- What does H863 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to arbitration for disputes with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; amending s. 627.351, F.S.; requiring notification of arbitration before the Division of Administrative Hearings as an option for dispute resolution procedures under Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; removing obsolete language; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H863?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H863?
- Benarroch, Yvette (R, HD-081), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H863?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/863
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