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type: "Bill"
title: "Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction"
description: "Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction; Requires insurance companies or their authorized agents to implement control processes & procedures to ensure adequate identity verification of electronic signatures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 961"
citation: "Florida HB 961 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-56"
primary_sponsors: ["Albert"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd79c9d2-6aa0-4b2e-be46-348983c2dd42"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/ByCategory"
source_hash: "8b3be15c6e1fbac8a6bc2387d1419dd75a7565e2eed1640d690bf9924739af7c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida HB 961 (2026) — Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction
Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction; Requires insurance companies or their authorized agents to implement control processes & procedures to ensure adequate identity verification of electronic signatures.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-56.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 961 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 961 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 961 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee) — **180** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **230** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **370** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Albert — primary (person)
- Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-05** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-27** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-29** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-01-29** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-29** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-30** Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30** Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- **2026-01-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-11** Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- **2026-02-11** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2026-02-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2026-02-17** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2026-02-17** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-17** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-25** In Messages
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 684
- **2026-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-04** In Messages
- **2026-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-30** Chapter No. 2026-56
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd79c9d2-6aa0-4b2e-be46-348983c2dd42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).