HB 381 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Office of Financial Regulation

Summary
Office of Financial Regulation; Requires loan originators, mortgage brokers, & mortgage lenders & money services businesses to develop, implement, & maintain comprehensive written information security programs for protection of information systems & nonpublic personal information & to establish written incident response plans; provides requirements for notices of security breaches; revises list of actions by money services businesses which constitute grounds for disciplinary actions & penalties; provides requirements for emergency orders that suspend money services business licenses; provides that debit card transaction shall be treated same as cash transactions & prohibits redemption through credit card transaction; requires financial institutions to take measures to protect & secure certain data that contain personal information; provides requirements for notices of security breaches to office, DLA, certain individuals, & certain credit reporting agencies; revises timeline for mailing of payment for salary & travel expenses of certain field staff; revises requirements for permission to organize credit unions; removes provisions that impose limitations on investments in real estate & equipment for credit unions; revises requirements & factors for approving applications for organizing banks & trust companies; revises requirements for directors of certain banks & trust companies.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 6, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

H 381 Filed H 381 c1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a filed draft to a committee version, significantly expanding its scope from primarily loan originators to include money services businesses (like check cashers) and adding new sections on family offices and vehicle repossession. It also updated the specific statutes amended to reflect these broader regulatory changes.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include money services businesses and new topics like family offices and vehicle repossession, replacing the original focus on loan originators and mortgage brokers.
SCOPE

Added requirements for money services businesses to develop information security programs and incident response plans.

Added new provisions regarding family offices and the rights surrounding surrendered or repossessed motor vehicles.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the bill title and summary to reflect the inclusion of money services businesses and new statutory amendments.

TECHNICAL

Updated page counts and document identifiers to reflect the new committee version status.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
14
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Webster Barnaby
Webster Barnaby
RRepublican
FL
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