Category: Legislative Updates
Nov 14, 2012
Above: Florida Senator Garrett Richter; State Representative Steve Precourt; State Representative Dana Young Incoming Florida Senate President Don Gaetz officially named Senator Garrett Richter of Naples as President Pro Tempore today, November 14, 2012. Senator Richter …
Nov 8, 2012
Incoming House Speaker Will Weatherford has released the House committee structure. The Florida House of Representatives will retain the current structure of committees and subcommittees. Speaker Weatherford’s memorandum and related committee structure chart are attached in PDF format. Speaker …
Nov 7, 2012
In a joint memorandum issued today, November 7, 2012, Florida Senate President-Designate Don Gaetz and House Speaker-Designate Will Weatherford announced the following Interim Committee meeting schedule leading up to the 2013 Regular Legislative Session, which is scheduled to convene …
Nov 7, 2012
Statewide elections were held in Florida on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Please note that, as of the morning of November 7, 2012, the results have not yet been declared official by the Florida Division of Elections and some numbers …
Oct 22, 2012
Florida House of Representatives Speaker-Designate Will Weatherford announced today, October 22, 2012, that he has selected State Representative Robert Schenck as Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Representative Marti Coley as the Speaker Pro-Tempore and Representative Chris Dorworth as …
Oct 9, 2012
Above: Florida Senator Garrett Richter; State Representative Seth McKeel Florida Senator Garrett Richter will serve as Senate President Pro Tempore for the 2013 Regular Legislative Session, it was announced yesterday, October 8, 2012. In addition, Florida House …
Sep 13, 2012
In a news release issued on September 11, 2012, State Representative Frank Artiles (R-Miami) asked the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to perform audits of insurers that are slated to receive incentives from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) for …
Sep 12, 2012
The Florida Senate advised today, September 12, 2012, on the following key dates for Florida’s upcoming 2013 Legislative Session: August 1, 2012–Deadline for filing claim bills (Rule 4.81(2)) November 20, 2012–Organizational Session Begins March 5, 2013–Regular Session convenes (Article …
Sep 5, 2012
On Friday, August 31, 2012, the California Legislature approved SB 863, which, if enacted, would implement an overhaul of that state’s workers’ compensation system. To access complete information on the bill, click here. To view the final Senate summary …
Aug 15, 2012
Above: Former Florida Senate President Tom Lee (right) is back in action after prevailing in a bitter primary race for Senate District 24 yesterday. To read the complete news coverage from the Tampa Bay Times, click here. (Photo: …