Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, May 4
May 4, 2011
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
Florida’s 2011 Regular Legislative Session
- Click here for today’s Senate block calendar
- Click here for today’s House of Representatives block calendar
9:30 a.m.–House Session
- CS/CS/HB 1227 relating to Surplus Lines by the House Finance and Tax Committee; House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; State Representative Bill Hager
- CS/CS/CS/SB 408 relating to Property and Casualty Insurance by the Senate Committee on Rules, Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, Committee on Banking and Insurance; Senators Garrett Richter and Alan Hays
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1816 relating to Surplus Lines by the Senate Committee on Budget; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Committee on Banking and Insurance; Senator Mike Fasano
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: House, Senate Property Insurance Bills Differ
As the House prepares to vote today on a property insurance bill that seeks to address what insurers say plagues the industry – from re-opened hurricane claims years after a storm to questionable sinkholes – the issue may be up against the legislative clock.
Blog: Lawmakers hope to hammer out sweeping property insurance bill
Florida lawmakers have three days to hammer out a deal on sweeping property Insurance legislation that would allow certain rate hikes and shorten the time policyholders have to file claims.
House Amends Florida Property Bill SB 408 on Third Reading
The Florida House held its second reading of SB 408 this afternoon, hours after Representative John Wood, R-Winter Haven, filed a strike-all amendment and the bill was “temporarily postponed.”
Legislation unlinks enclosure inspections, permits
Monroe County homeowners may soon have relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s downstairs-enclosure inspection program, but that doesn’t mean the end of inspections.
When Florida property insurance inspectors come calling
If you own a House of Condo, your Insurance Company may soon be letting you know they’re sending out an inspector to check out your property.
Workers compensation prescription issue not in Florida budget deal
A budget deal reached Tuesday does not include a controversial proposal to limit how much doctors can charge for dispensing drugs to workers-compensation patients.
A Pine Hills clinic billed an auto-insurance company for treatment it never performed and gave kickbacks to people who were treated after staged car crashes, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer’s Office said today
Blog: Sovereign immunity for University of Miami clears Florida Senate
The Florida Senate unanimously signed off on a measure to limit malpractice lawsuits against University of Miami doctors teaching at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
House and Senate Reach $68 Billion Budget Deal
$3.8 billion total cut eliminates even the current shortfall
After negotiations that lasted until the early morning hours Tuesday, the House and Senate reached agreement on a $68 billion, 2011-2012 Florida budget.
- Blog: Budget bottom-lines — $69.7 billion in spending, 4,492 jobs eliminated
- Blog: The Senate’s extra $10 million for redistricting, and the House’s secret slush fund
Red-light camera provisions slipped into transportation bill
A comprehensive transportation bill was changed Tuesday to require a study to be conducted on an intersection before a red-light camera can be installed.
Next Medicaid consultant could earn $2 million
Budget negotiators agree to include $2 million in the budget for a consultant with 15 years experience who can help implement a statewide managed care model.
Blog: Senate passes Governor Scott’s corporate tax cut
With little debate, the Senate passed a bill offering tax relief to businesses around the state, a major priority of Governor Rick Scott .
Immigration measure may be dead following emotional debate
The Senate heard SB 2040 on immigration reform Tuesday in an often heated, emotional discussion on the use of E-Verify, as immigrants and business people watched from the gallery.
Bennett helps revive controversial permitting measure in waning hours of session
Environmental groups succeeded last week in getting the measure stripped from a streamlined permitting bill in the House only to see it proposed as an amendment to a noncontroversial rulemaking bill in the Senate.
Budget negotiators add another $10 million for Everglades restoration
House and Senate negotiators on Tuesday agreed to spend $29.9 million on Everglades restoration, which was $10 million more than they had settled on over the weekend.
Florida House Gears Up for a Busy Wednesday
With more than 40 bills from the Senate on third reading, the House approaches the finish line
As the clock continued to count down until the end of the legislative session Friday, the House met on Tuesday for a session extending most of the day to pass measures from the Senate.
Texas Supreme Court: Public Entities Immune from Retaliatory Discharge Claims
A ruling by the Texas Supreme Court will make it more difficult for former employees of public entities to pursue retaliatory discharge claims against those employers.
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