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    CS/CS/CS/SB 540: Office of Financial Regulation

    GENERAL BILL by Rules, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Banking and Insurance, Martin

    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.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2026

    Last Action: 2/25/2026 House - In Messages

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 2/24/2026 06:29 PM


    • Related Bills (5)

      Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
      S 1440 (e1) by Martin
      Public Records/Office of Financial Regulation
      Last Action: 2/25/2026 H In Messages
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      H 381 (c1) by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
      Office of Financial Regulation
      Last Action: 2/16/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee
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      H 777 by Barnaby
      Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation
      Last Action: 1/22/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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      H 1221 (c3) by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
      Department of Financial Services
      Last Action: 3/11/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1452
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      S 1452 (e1) by Truenow
      Department of Financial Services
      Last Action: 3/12/2026 S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
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    • Floor Amendments (1)

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      482984 - Amendment by Martin
      Delete line 1375 and insert:
      Filed: 2/25/2026 4:46 PM
      Last Action: 2/25/2026 Senate: Withdrawn
    • Floor Votes (1)

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      Date Chamber Result
      2/25/2026 5:45 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays
    • Citations - Statute (24)

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      415.106 Cooperation by the department and criminal justice and other agencies. Page 5 (pdf)
      415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records. Page 7 (pdf)
      494.00123 Page 7 (pdf)
      494.00255 Administrative penalties and fines; license violations. Page 15 (pdf)
      517.021 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
      517.061 Exempt transactions. Page 17 (pdf)
      517.12 Registration of dealers, associated persons, intermediaries, and investment advisers. Page 39 (pdf)
      517.201 Investigations; examinations; subpoenas; hearings; witnesses. Page 19 (pdf)
      517.34 Protection of specified adults. Page 19 (pdf)
      520.135 Page 22 (pdf)
      560.114 Disciplinary actions; penalties. Page 23 (pdf)
      560.1311 Page 28 (pdf)
      560.309 Conduct of business. Page 36 (pdf)
      560.405 Deposit; redemption. Page 37 (pdf)
      560.406 Worthless checks. Page 37 (pdf)
      655.0171 Page 38 (pdf)
      655.032 Investigations, subpoenas, hearings, and witnesses. Page 41 (pdf)
      655.045 Examinations, reports, and internal audits; penalty. Page 42 (pdf)
      657.005 Application for authority to organize a credit union; investigation. Page 43 (pdf)
      657.024 Membership meetings. Page 43 (pdf)
      657.042 Investment powers and limitations. Page 44 (pdf)
      658.21 Approval of application; findings required. Page 45 (pdf)
      658.33 Directors, number, qualifications; officers. Page 46 (pdf)
      662.141 Examination, investigations, and fees. Page 46 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      11/17/2025 S • Filed
      12/1/2025 S • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
      1/8/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
      1/13/2026 S • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
      • Introduced
      1/15/2026 S • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      1/16/2026 S • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
      1/22/2026 S • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
      2/9/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
      2/12/2026 S • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
      2/16/2026 S • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Now in Rules
      2/18/2026 S • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
      2/19/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
      2/24/2026 S • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
      • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
      • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
      2/25/2026 S • Read 2nd time
      • Read 3rd time
      • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
      • Immediately certified
      2/25/2026 H • In Messages
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