Category: Legislative Updates

Preliminary blog and other media reports indicate that Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom is expected to step down from his position today.  House Speaker Pro Tempore Larry Cretul is expected to replace him.     More information about this development will …

Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom issued the brief note below to House members today, January 27, 2009, in which he invited State Farm representatives to present their plan to withdraw from the Florida homeowners’ insurance market to the House Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed the Revised 2008-2009 Florida Budget passed during the Special Legislative Session today, January 27, 2009. In signing the Budget, Governor Crist restored $90.9 million to the General Revenue Fund in the following areas: Education Human …

    TALLAHASSEE — Governor Charlie Crist announced the following appointments and reappointments on January 23, 2009:   Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations   ·        Herbert E. Polson, 60, of St. Petersburg, City Councilman for the City of St. …

On January 22, 2009, State Senator Mike Fasano (R-New Port Richey) filed Senate Bill 862, which would extend the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) rate freeze currently in place for one year until January 1, 2011.  The bill also would …

On January 19, 2009, State Representative Kevin Rader (D- Boynton Beach) filed House Bill 437 relating to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”).  This bill creates the Division of Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“Division”) as part of the Florida State …

Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink announced today that she will not seek election to the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Senator Mel Martinez in 2010. Meanwhile, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Senator Dan Gelber …

On Thursday, January 15, 2009, the Florida Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee (“Committee”), Chaired by Senator Mike Haridopolos (R-Melbourne), met and heard a presentation from Committee Staff on Interim Issue Brief 2009-325: General Public Records Exemption for Trade Secrets.  …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist received the following insurance-related bills on Wednesday, January 14, 2009:     CS/Senate Bill 20A:  Relating to My Safe Florida Home Program CS/Senate Bill 28A:  Relating to Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program Other bills received by …

The Florida Legislature adjourned, Sine Die, at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, bringing the 2009A Special Session on Florida’s Budget to a close.  Reductions in the State’s budget totaling more than $2.7 billion for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 were …