SB 158 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Pet Insurance

Summary

Pet Insurance; Revising requirements for disclosures from a pet insurer to a policyholder; prohibiting agents from soliciting the sale of pet insurance policies or pet wellness products under certain circumstances; authorizing agents to rely on certain standards and materials; specifying that certain training standards are not part of certain continuing education requirements; providing that certain courses are eligible for certain continuing education credit, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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S 158 Filed → S 158 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify requirements for pet insurance agents and insurers, including adding a prohibition on soliciting pet insurance without adequate training, while maintaining the original continuing education requirements for licensees. The changes also adjust the statutory subsection numbering and clarify that certain training standards are separate from general continuing education requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly prohibit agents from soliciting pet insurance policies or wellness products without adequate knowledge and training, while clarifying the relationship between specific training and general continuing education requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Added prohibition preventing agents from soliciting pet insurance or wellness products unless they have adequate knowledge, comply with insurer standards, and complete biennial 2-hour training on specified topics.

Added provision allowing agents to rely on insurer-provided training standards and materials to comply with solicitation requirements.

Modified continuing education requirements to specify that insurer-provided training standards are not part of general continuing education requirements, though approved courses remain eligible for credit.

Modified statutory subsection numbering for section 627.71545, redesignating subsections and adding new subsections to reflect the updated structure.

Added requirement for insurers to ensure their agents are trained on specified topics and appropriately trained on coverages and conditions of pet insurance products.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors