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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 459: Property Insurance Claims

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 459 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Property Insurance Claims. Primary sponsor: Randy Maggard (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 9, 2026): Withdrawn prior to introduction.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Property Insurance Claims; Establishes mandatory procedure for resolution of disputed property insurance claims; requires insurers to notify policyholders of mandatory procedure; requires DFS to prepare consumer information pamphlet to be provided to policyholders; authorizes policyholder or insurer to file petition with Division of Administrative Hearings to resolve certain claims; specifies that parties to claim must bear cost of certain conferences; requires administrative law judge to dismiss petitions that do not contain specified information; requires that petition include certain certification; specifies that dismissal of petition or portion of petition is without prejudice & does not require hearing; requires insurer to pay requested claim or file response to petition within specified timeframe; requires administrative law judge to make final determination of total coverage amount within specified timeframe; requires such amount to be paid in specified manner.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Randy MaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn prior to introduction
  2. Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Commerce Committee
  4. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  6. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source