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Florida Senate
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2026
SB 1306
By
Senator Truenow
13-01417A-26 20261306__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to criminal activity of insurance
3 professionals; creating s. 624.341, F.S.; providing
4 legislative findings; requiring the Department of Law
5 Enforcement to accept and process certain
6 fingerprints; specifying procedures for submitting and
7 processing such fingerprints; requiring persons
8 submitting fingerprints to bear the cost of state and
9 federal processing; providing for the cost of state
10 processing of fingerprints; authorizing the department
11 to exchange certain records with the Office of
12 Insurance Regulation for certain purposes; specifying
13 that fingerprints must be submitted in accordance with
14 certain rules; providing that fingerprints may be
15 submitted through a third-party vendor authorized by
16 the department; requiring that the department conduct
17 the state criminal history background checks;
18 requiring that certain background checks be conducted
19 through the Federal Bureau of Investigation; requiring
20 that fingerprints be submitted and entered into a
21 specified system; requiring that the costs of
22 fingerprint processing are borne by the person subject
23 to the background checks; requiring the office to
24 review the results of certain background checks and to
25 make a certain determination; requiring that certain
26 criminal history records be used by the office for
27 certain purposes; providing an effective date.
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29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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31 Section 1. Section 624.341, Florida Statutes, is created to
32 read:
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624.341
Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to
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accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records
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with respect to, certain persons applying to the Office of
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Insurance Regulation.—
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(1) The Legislature finds that criminal activity of
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insurers poses a particular danger to the residents of this
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state. Floridians rely, in good faith, on the honest conduct of
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those who issue and manage insurance policies and other
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insurance instruments in this state. To safeguard this state’s
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residents, the Legislature finds it necessary to ensure that
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incorporators, subscribers, officers, employees, contractors,
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stockholders, directors, owners, members, managers, or
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volunteers involved in the organization, operation, or
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management of any insurer authorized to sell insurance in this
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state do not have a criminal background.
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(2) The Department of Law Enforcement shall accept and
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process fingerprints of incorporators, subscribers, officers,
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employees, contractors, stockholders, directors, owners,
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members, managers, or volunteers involved in the organization,
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operation, or management of:
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(a) Any insurer or proposed insurer transacting or
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proposing to transact insurance in this state.
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(b) Any entity that is eligible to be examined or
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investigated under s. 624.316.
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(3) Each person required to submit fingerprints to the
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office must provide a full set of fingerprints to the office or
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to a vendor, entity, or agency authorized under s. 943.053(13).
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The office, vendor, entity, or agency shall forward the
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fingerprints to the department for state processing, and the
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department shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau
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of Investigation for national processing as provided in s.
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624.34. Fees for state and federal fingerprint processing must
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be borne by the person submitting the fingerprints. The state
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cost for fingerprint processing is as provided in s.
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943.053(3)(e).
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(4) The department may, to the extent authorized by federal
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law, exchange any state or federal criminal history records with
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the office for the purpose of issuance or continuation of a
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certificate of authority, certification, or license to operate
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in this state.
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(5) Fingerprints must be submitted in accordance with rules
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adopted by the commission.
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(a) Fingerprints may be submitted through a third-party
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vendor authorized by the department.
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(b) The department shall conduct the state criminal history
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background check, and a federal criminal history background
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check shall be conducted through the Federal Bureau of
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Investigation.
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(c) All fingerprints submitted to the department must be
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submitted and entered into the statewide automated biometric
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identification system established in s. 943.05(2)(b) and
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available for use in accordance with s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h).
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(d) The costs of fingerprint processing, including the cost
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of retaining the fingerprints, must be borne by the person
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subject to the background checks.
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(e) The office shall review the results of the state and
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federal criminal history background checks and determine whether
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the applicant meets the requirements for the certificate of
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authority, certification, or license to operate in this state.
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(6) State criminal history records obtained through the
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department, federal criminal history records obtained through
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal history
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records obtained through local law enforcement agencies must be
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used by the office for the purpose of issuance, denial,
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suspension, or revocation of certificates of authority,
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certifications, or licenses issued to operate in this state.
99 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.