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type: "Bill"
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title: "Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 961"
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citation: "Florida HB 961 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-56"
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primary_sponsors: ["Albert"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd79c9d2-6aa0-4b2e-be46-348983c2dd42"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "8b3be15c6e1fbac8a6bc2387d1419dd75a7565e2eed1640d690bf9924739af7c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 961 (2026) — Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction
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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.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-56.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 961 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 961 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 961 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/961/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Albert — primary (person)
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- Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-12** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-29** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-29** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-01-29** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-30** Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-02-11** Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-11** Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-11** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-17** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-17** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-17** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-17** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
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- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** In Messages
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- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 684
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- **2026-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** In Messages
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- **2026-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-30** Chapter No. 2026-56
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## Source
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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).
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