Category: Florida Legislative News

The Florida Senate has published a comprehensive Issue Brief on the increasing practice of Florida cities and counties charging “accident response fees” to drivers and insurers. The Brief is attached for your review. Should you have any questions or comments, please do not …

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee (“Committee”) held a hearing entitled “The Future of Financial Services Regulation” on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. The purpose of the hearing was to address the need for broad regulatory restructuring and reform in U.S. …

The Florida Senate Committee on Transportation (“Committee”) has released an Interim Report entitled “Agency Sunset Review Update of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles” (“Report”). Under the Florida Government Accountability Act, most state agencies, including the Department of …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Teacher’s union sees budgeting ‘disaster’ on horizon The tug of war over education funding grew tougher this week as the state Board of Education pushed for more public-school money at …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today, October 20, 2008, issued an Informational Memorandum to all property and casualty insurers authorized to write residential condominium unit-owner policies in the State of Florida regarding changes to Florida law resulting from …

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) has released the following Final List of Prioritized Issues for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. Legislative Budget Request — 2009-2010 Priority Budget Entity Enhancement Issue Title Request Amount 1 Detention Fiscally Constrained Counties $6,463,176 2 …

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMMS”) has announced two public question and answer sessions to be held via teleconference during October, 2008 on mandatory reporting related to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Business group pushes for local government spending cap One of state’s largest business groups opened up a new front in the great Florida tax revolt Tuesday when it launched a …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Money hangs on student tally A crucial count of students under way this week in public schools across Florida will determine how much money cash-strapped districts will receive from the …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Report: Florida among top tax-friendly states for business Florida ranks among the top 10 states with the nation’s most business-friendly tax systems, according to an index released this week by …