Category: Legislative Updates

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (“Subcommittee”) Chairman Paul Kanjorski announced a May 21, 2010 hearing on the state of accounting and auditing standards. A Subcommittee news release is reprinted below. Should you have any …

The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following news release on May 17, 2010:   Governor Crist Signs Unemployment Compensation Legislation New Law Provides Additional Unemployment Benefits and Enhances Link Between Unemployment Compensation Beneficiaries and Job Opportunities TALLAHASSEE …

  The Florida Legislature allocated $14 billion for Pre-K through 12th grade education with the passage of House Bill 5001, the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act (“Budget”). The 2010-2011 Budget contains a small increase in per-student funding (0.02 percent), which represents …

After their passage by the Florida Legislature, SB 2044, the omnibus property insurance package, and SB 2176, the commercial rate modernization bill, were sent to Governor Charlie Crist today, May 17, 2010.  The Governor has until June 1, 2010 to sign, veto or …

After their passage by the Florida Legislature, various insurance-related bills were sent to Governor Crist today, May 17, 2010.  The Governor has until June 1, 2010 to sign, veto or let these bills become law without his signature. Should you have any questions …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist was presented with 63 bills on May 13, 2010, among which included HB 5001 relating to Appropriations and HB 5603.  Both bills contain provisions relating to insurance. The Governor has until Friday, May 28, 2010 to …

  Governor Crist signed various insurance-related bills into law on May 11, 2010.  These bills are summarized below.   Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Colodny Fass.   CS/CS/CS/HB 159 relating to Guaranty Associations HB 159 relating to Guaranty …

  Dozens of insurance-related bills were filed during Florida’s 2010 Regular Legislative Session; however, only some of them were actually passed.   As the 2010 Session drew to a close, various components of many of these doomed bills were distilled and …

“Sine Die” ceremony cancelled–Posted on April 30, 2010 by the St. Petersburg Times’ “The Buzz” Blog Lobbyists, state workers, media, and visitors wait on the fourth and fifth floor of the Capitol rotunda, Friday for the session ending “Sine Die” …

  After being amended and passed in the Senate today by a vote of 37 to 1, SB 2176 was passed unanimously by the House and is ready for presentation to the Governor.  The bill, which exempts certain commercial lines …