Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs
- Introduced Feb 25, 2025
- In committee Mar 3, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jan 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs; Revising the definition of the term “property insurance” to include a pet insurance option; providing that certain practices relating to pet wellness programs are unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; creating the "Pet Insurance Act"; requiring pet insurers to disclose certain requirements for required medical examinations of a pet by a veterinarian, etc.
Every action
16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 8 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Banking and Insurance
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
- CommitteeFavorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance10–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy15–0 vote
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 386
- SenateSubstituted HB 655 -SJ 387
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 655 (Ch. 2025-11 ) -SJ 387
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025 | Senate Banking and Insurance | Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 | 10–0 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 | 12–0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Senate Fiscal Policy | Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 | 15–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Nick DiCeglieR Primary sponsor · District 18
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.