SB 266: Public Adjuster Contracts

GENERAL BILL by Burton

Public Adjuster Contracts; Authorizing certain persons to rescind a contract for public adjuster services; clarifying the acts that may subject a public adjuster or public adjuster apprentice to discipline; authorizing certain persons to rescind a contract for public adjuster services, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 10/23/2025 10:27 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 427 by Melo Public Adjuster Contracts Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee	Identical

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting)   1/12/2026
  • Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting)   1/14/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/13/2026 4:00 PM	S 266	Banking and Insurance	10 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  626.854	“Public adjuster” defined; prohibitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
  626.8698	Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices.	Page 3 (pdf)
  626.8796	Public adjuster contracts; disclosure statement; fraud statement.	Page 4 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/23/2025	S	• Filed
  11/3/2025	S	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
  1/8/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/13/2026	S	• Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 • Introduced
  1/14/2026	S	• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs