Category: Legislative Updates

  The Governor has expanded the call of the 2007 Special Session C to include Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) insurance coverage.  This Session is scheduled to run from October 3, 2007 through October 12, 2007.  For your review, below is …

Announces Special Session for later in October to lower property taxes  TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today expanded the call for the Special Session beginning October 3, 2007, to include Florida’s Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law, known as personal injury protection …

Senate President Ken Pruitt and House Speaker Marco Rubio have jointly called a Special Session today that will commence on October 3, 2007 and end on October 12, 2007. The Special Session will consider the following legislation: • Legislation making …

The United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee released the following news today, September 27, 2007 regarding the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”). Its purpose was to add borrowing authority for the NFIP in the event of a catastrophe, …

The Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate have released drafts of proposed legislation to reenact and reform Florida’s No-Fault law.  To view the House Exemption version, click here. To view the House Reform version, click here. To view …

The statement below issued this afternoon by Florida Governor Charlie Crist indicates that an appeal has been filed by the Florida Secretary of State’s office regarding this week’s 2nd Judicial Court decision on the property tax super-exemption ballot language.   Statement …

The Florida Senate and House of Representatives will hold committee hearings on October 2, 2007 in order discuss legislation to reenact and/or revise PIP.  Specifically, the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in …

As we previously reported, it appears that Florida’s Senate and House of Representatives has reached an agreement that would reenact Florida’s No Fault law with modifications.  Although a draft bill has not yet been released, we expect one to be …

Following is a press release from the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Regarding the passage of H.R. 2761, also known as the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (“TRIREA”).  As reported by the Associated …

Below are the unofficial results of the special general election, held on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 for Florida House District 16. Charles McBurney beat Debra Jahns-Nelson by a margin of nearly 4-1. Below are the unofficial results of a special …