Category: Legislative Updates

Governor Charlie Crist today, Friday, June 6, 2008, issued an Executive Order regarding a special election to be held in Senate District 24 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Bill Posey. Governor’s Executive Order Number 08-102 …

  FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION2008 END-OF SESSION LEGISLATIVE REPORT On behalf of the Florida Police Chiefs Association (“FPCA”), Frank Meyernick Jr. and Colodny Fass, worked with Florida’s Legislature to accomplish FPCA goals and priorities.  The results are listed below:   FPCA …

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises has scheduled a Hearing to examine HR 5840, also known as the “Insurance Information Act of 2008.” The bill would create a federal Office of …

Governor Charlie Crist was presented with the following insurance-related bills on May 30, 2008: CS/HB 5057: Relating to the Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program The relevant provisions of HB 5057 were incorporated into SB 2860, with the exception that HB …

Governor Charlie Crist today, May 28, 2008 signed two insurance-related bills into law: CS/1st Eng. SB 648: Relating to Insurable Interest/Insurance Contracts sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senator Bill Posey CS/CS/3rd Eng. SB 2860: Relating to Insurance sponsored …

Above: House Majority Whip Ellyn Bogdanoff comments regarding insurance relief during a House Session State Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Ft. Lauderdale), who has served as House Majority Whip for the past two years, recently released a summary of bills passed during …

On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (“Subcommittee”) held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Credit-Based Insurance Scoring on the Availability and Affordability of Insurance.” The hearing, the …

Governor Charlie Crist received the following bills today, May 20, 2008: CS/1st Eng. Senate Bill 2582: Relating to Motor Vehicle Dealers CS/CS/3rd Eng. Senate Bill 2860 and 1196: Relating to Insurance The Governor has until June 4, 2008, to sign …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist today, May 19, 2008, signed into law CS 2nd Eng. Senate Bill 2326: Relating to Certificates of Need/General Hospitals by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and Senator Durell Peaden. SB 2326 streamlines the Certificate …

CS/1st Eng. Senate Bill 648: Relating to Insurable Interests/Insurance Contracts by the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senator Bill Posey was submitted to Governor Charlie Crist today, May 19, 2008. CS/1st Eng. SB 648 provides for the requirement of an insurable …