Bill Summary

HB 1263 Office of Insurance Regulation (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Chaney  CS Sponsors: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Commerce Committee
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Summary
Office of Insurance Regulation: Providing that the Office of Insurance Regulation is responsible for all activities concerning entities under its jurisdiction; authorizing the Department of Financial Services and the office to issue and deliver cease and desist orders for certain activities; authorizing the department and the office to seek an injunction for enforcement of such order; removing a provision authorizing the Financial Services Commission to adopt the Market Conduct Examiners Handbook; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of certain persons; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct certain background checks; authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to exchange certain records with the office; requiring certain non-United States-based insurance holding company systems to file a group capital calculation report, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
01/08/26
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Filed
01/15/26
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Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
01/15/26
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
02/09/26
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On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 17 H - PCS
02/11/26
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Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/13/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/16/26
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Now in Commerce Committee
02/24/26
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/26/26, 3:30 pm, 404 H
02/27/26
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee on 02/26/26; 26 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/28/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/02/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/02/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
03/05/26
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (670587); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 109 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/05/26
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/05/26
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In Messages
03/05/26
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
1263
Filed on 01/08/26
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Insurance & Banking Sub
Filed on 02/09/26
Adopted
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1263C1
Filed on 02/13/26
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Amendment 108955
Chaney
Filed on 02/25/26
Adopted
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Amendment 225893
Hunschofsky
Filed on 02/25/26
Withdrawn
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1263C2
Filed on 02/28/26
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Amendment 670587
Chaney
Filed on 03/03/26
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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1263E1
Filed on 03/05/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
20.121
501.171
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624.3161
624.341
627.062
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627.0645
627.711
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627.915
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628.8013
629.53
629.54
629.55
629.56
629.57
629.58
634.141
634.314
634.416
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