Florida · House Bill 883 · 2026 Regular Session

Protected Cell Captive Insurance Companies

  1. Introduced Dec 23, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 5, 2026
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor Apr 30, 2026
  6. Became law May 11, 2026

What it does

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

Protected Cell Captive Insurance Companies; Specifying that a protected cell captive insurance company may only insure certain risks; revising the unimpaired paid-in capital requirements for captive insurance companies; authorizing one or more sponsors to form a protected cell captive insurance company; requiring applicant protected cell captive insurance companies to file certain information with the Office of Insurance Regulation; authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies to establish and maintain certain protected cells, subject to certain approvals granted by the office, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 38 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee17–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  15. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  16. CommitteeAdded to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  17. CommitteeFavorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee14–0 vote
  18. CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  19. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  20. CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
  21. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee23–0 vote
  22. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  23. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  24. HouseCS Filed
  25. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  26. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  27. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  28. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
  29. HouseRead 2nd time
  30. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  31. HouseRead 3rd time
  32. HouseCS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
  33. SenateIn Messages
  34. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  35. SenateReceived
  36. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 516 · Senate Rules
  37. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  38. SenateSubstituted for SB 990 -SJ 517
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 517
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 517
  3. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 51737–0 vote
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-72

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage · Full House

110–0
Mar 3, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 110 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 110

Not voting · 7

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 517 · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2026 House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 1

Passed 17–0
Feb 18, 2026 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 4

Passed 14–0
Feb 24, 2026 House Commerce Committee Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
Members

Yes · 23

Not voting · 3

Passed 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

  • Tom FabricioR Primary sponsor · District 110
  • CC Commerce Committee Sponsoring committee
  • I& Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 2 cosponsors

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