Category: Florida Legislative News

On Thursday, January 24, 2008 in the Senate Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee (“Committee”), the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”) was scheduled to give a presentation entitled “An Update on Prevention Programs in the Department of Juvenile …

At the Revenue Estimating Impact Conference today the members tabled SB 86 and HB 111 relating to Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday because of some confusion with the provisions regarding marine exemptions. These bills are expected to have a negative fiscal …

The House Insurance Committee (“Committee”) met in Tallahassee, Florida on January 24, 2008 and heard a presentation from members of the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) as well as testimony from private modeling companies. To view the …

On Wednesday, January 23, 2008, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 3959, a bill that would amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map …

The Florida House of Representatives Committee on Juvenile Justice, Chaired by Representative Mitch Needelman (R-Melbourne) met on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 to hear proposed legislation and a report from participants in the Chairman’s Contracting Workgroup.  To view the Action packet from …

Today, both the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee and the Senate Committee on Property Insurance Accountability met to discuss several insurance-related issues. Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman Bill Posey was absent from the meetings due to an illness. First, …

  The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research has released its Spring 2008 Consensus Estimating Conference Schedule. To access the schedule, click here. The Florida Consensus Estimating Conference is a highly-developed, professional, non-partisan approach to forecasting the state’s revenues. …

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has released its agenda for the January 22, 2008 meeting. Below is the agenda. Status Report on the My Safe Florida Home Program by the Florida Department of Financial Services. Committee Staff Presentations of …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending January 18, 2008www.insurancefraud.org ___________________________   LEGISLATION & REGULATION The New Hampshire legislature will debate a bill to expand the fraud warning that insurers must print on key documents that reach consumers. SB 500 would require …

  The Florida House and Senate have released their 2008-2009 Community Budget Issue Requests. The House Budget Requests total $2,010,247,864. To view the complete list of House Community Budget Issue Requests, click here. The Senate Budget Requests total $2,069,053,486. To …