BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5108: Service contracts

Regulating service contracts and protection product guarantees.

Summary

  • Revises the type and number of reimbursement insurance policies that service contract providers and protection product guarantee providers may use to demonstrate financial responsibility.
  • Adds other methods for service contract providers covering motor vehicles and protection product guarantee providers to demonstrate financial responsibility.
  • Specifies when a consumer may apply directly to a reimbursement insurance company for payment or performance due.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeJan 24, 2025
  3. Passed SenateFeb 5, 2025
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Claudia Kauffman (D-47)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to regulating service contracts and protection product guarantees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Claudia Kauffman (D-47)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 5, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5108
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican19000
How each member voted

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  5. CPB - Majority; do pass.
  6. CPB - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. BFT - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade.
  14. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5108 in other sessions

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