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FL SB 540

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Office of Financial Regulation

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 540 pass?

No. FL SB 540 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174)

What is FL SB 540 about?

Office of Financial Regulation; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to cooperate with and seek cooperation from the Office of Financial Regulation concerning certain protective investigations of suspected financial exploitation of specified adults; requiring loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders to develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive written information security programs for the protection of information systems and nonpublic personal information; providing additional acts that constitute a ground for specified disciplinary actions against loan originators and mortgage brokers; authorizing the office to make investigations and examinations to aid the Department of Children and Families with certain protective investigations; requiring money services businesses to develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive written information security programs for the protection of information systems and nonpublic personal information, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 540?

Martin, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL SB 540.

Description

Office of Financial Regulation; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to cooperate with and seek cooperation from the Office of Financial Regulation concerning certain protective investigations of suspected financial exploitation of specified adults; requiring loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders to develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive written information security programs for the protection of information systems and nonpublic personal information; providing additional acts that constitute a ground for specified disciplinary actions against loan originators and mortgage brokers; authorizing the office to make investigations and examinations to aid the Department of Children and Families with certain protective investigations; requiring money services businesses to develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive written information security programs for the protection of information systems and nonpublic personal information, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martinprimary
  • Banking and Insuranceprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Governmentprimary
  • Rulesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages

    failure

  2. 2026-03-13

    Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174)

    failure

  3. 2026-02-25

    In Messages

  4. 2026-02-25

    Immediately certified

  5. 2026-02-25

    CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-02-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-02-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  8. 2026-02-24

    CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  9. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26

  10. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. 2026-02-24

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

  12. 2026-02-24

    CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0

  13. 2026-02-19

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  14. 2026-02-18

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time

  15. 2026-02-16

    Now in Rules

  16. 2026-02-16

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

  17. 2026-02-12

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  18. 2026-02-09

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  19. 2026-01-22

    CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time

  20. 2026-01-16

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

  21. 2026-01-15

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

  22. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  23. 2026-01-13

    CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  24. 2026-01-08

    On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  25. 2025-12-01

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

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-11-17

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-13 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Boyd: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Gruters: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Arrington: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Berman: other

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-24 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Hooper: other
    • Pizzo: other

  • Third Reading

    2026-02-25 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: excused
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: excused
    • Gruters: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/540/ByCategory

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