Category: Florida Legislative News

  Virtual currencies–digital representations of value that are not government-issued–have grown in popularity in recent years.  This was underscored by an Internal Revenue Service March 2014 declaration that virtual currencies will now be treated as property for U.S. federal taxation …

  SB 1524, the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (“Act”),1 took effect July 1, 2014. The Act imposes requirements on covered entities that experience data breaches. When a covered entity suffers such a data breach, it must notify government entities …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Please see the attached memo for details regarding an important FPCA conference call. Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) and William Stander (William@williamstander.com).    

  The majority of the successful insurance-related bills from the 2014 Regular session became effective today, July 1, 2014.  The notable exceptions to this are the “Flood Bill” (SB 542), which became effective on June 13, 2014, and the “Model …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Attached is a review of the insurance-related bills from the 2014 Regular Session.  Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) and William Stander (William@williamstander.com).  

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Please see the attached memo from FPCA Executive Director William Stander regarding an important upcoming member briefing, which requires your timely response.  Thank you.    

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today Governor Rick Scott announced he has signed the following bills into law:   HB 41 Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame This bill institutes a Law Enforcement Hall of Fame at the State’s …

Orlando, Fla. – Today, June 20, 2014, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that he has signed House Bill 7095, which creates the Sports Development Program, establishing a process for distributing  state tax revenue for the construction or improvement of professional sports franchise …

  Signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott on June 13, 2014, SB 490 substantially amends s. 627.7275, F.S. by extending the underwriting period from 30 to 60 days for non-cancellable auto insurance coverage required to reinstate driving privileges revoked or …

  The following is an informational update on law enforcement news, events, legislative developments and meetings relating to the Florida Police Chiefs Association community for the week ending June 13, 2014.  Click on the hyperlinks in bold type to access …