Category: Legislative Updates

This afternoon the House and Senate reached a tentative agreement on the major hurricane-related insurance issues. Senate Banking & Insurance Chairman Rudy Garcia and Senator Alexander filed a series of amendments that put into practice the recent agreements. Members of …

Today the Florida Senate passed the final version of the Florida Legislature’s insurance fraud package. A copy of the bill is attached. Among other things, the bill contains provisions requiring that certain information is included in motor vehicle crash reports …

Please find attached a copy of the bill referenced in a previous email. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office.  

Attached please find a copy of the Senate strike-everything amendment to the property insurance proposal. This was just released. Please review and forward your comments to us as soon as possible. Regards, Katherine A. Scott

Yesterday the House passed its property insurance package with only minor amendments, which have been incorporated into the bill. A copy of the bill is attached. Today, the Senate passed SB 2114 relating to motor vehicle insurance, a copy of …

Please find in the links below a Memorandum and corresponding attachments, as well as two articles of interest. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office.   133_Legislative Update Doc 1 050106.doc 133_Legislative …

The House of Representatives temporarily postponed consideration of the PIP bill today (HB 7263). At this time, the bill has not been re-calendared. We sucessfully filed a strike-everything amendment that would incorporate several litigation controls into the bill, including the …

House Bill 7225 was heard by the House Commerce Council on April 24, 2006, and is now poised to be heard on the House floor. Among other things, the bill creates a new account in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) …

  Please be advised that the 2006 Legislative Session ends Friday, May 5, 2006, unless otherwise extended. Should you have any comments, questions or concerns regarding any of the matters addressed herein, please be advised that time is of essence …

This week the House of Representatives and the Senate took up their respective property bills. House Bill 7225 was heard in the Fiscal Council Committee and Senate Bill 1980 in the Ways & Means Committee. Only nominal changes were made …