Florida · House Bill 271 · 2026 Regular Session

Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers

HB 271 Sponsored by Susan L. Valdés Became law

  1. Introduced Oct 28, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 4, 2025
  3. Passed the House Feb 17, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Mar 6, 2026
  5. To the governor Apr 30, 2026
  6. Became law May 6, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers; Provides duties of certain foreign & alien bail bond insurers relating to reporting bail bond premiums to OIR, keeping records of considerations paid for bail bonds written by insurers, & disclosing certain information in financial statements filed with office.

Every action

33 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 25 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee17–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee22–0 vote
  12. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  18. HouseRead 3rd time
  19. HousePassed; YEAS 107, NAYS 1
  20. SenateIn Messages
  21. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  22. SenateReceived
  23. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 673 · Senate Rules
  24. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  25. SenateSubstituted for SB 642 -SJ 673
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 673
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 673
  3. SenatePassed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 67334–0 vote
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-61

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage · Full House

Passed 107–1
Feb 17, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 107 No 1 Not voting 9
Democrats: 26 yes, 1 no Republicans: 81 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 107

No · 1

Not voting · 9

Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 673 · Full Senate

Passed 34–0
Mar 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 29, 2026 House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 1

 Passed 17–0
Feb 3, 2026 House Commerce Committee Favorable by Commerce Committee
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 4

 Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.