Category: Florida Legislative News

The property insurance package passed the Florida Senate by a 22 – 16 vote and is now on the way to the House of Representatives for final approval. Regards, Katherine A. Scott

Notwithstanding information received from the Senate President’s office, it appears that the Florida Legislature’s property package may still have life. The Senate is debating the bill at this time, and the bill must still pass the House of Representatives if …

The Florida Senate took up its property insurance package this afternoon but temporarily postponed the bill until tomorrow before having a debate. A multitude of amendments have been filed to the strike-everything amendment on the bill, and these amendments will …

This afternoon the House and Senate reached a tentative agreement on the major hurricane-related insurance issues. Senate Banking & Insurance Chairman Rudy Garcia and Senator Alexander filed a series of amendments that put into practice the recent agreements. Members of …

Today the Florida Senate passed the final version of the Florida Legislature’s insurance fraud package. A copy of the bill is attached. Among other things, the bill contains provisions requiring that certain information is included in motor vehicle crash reports …

Please find attached a copy of the bill referenced in a previous email. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office.  

Attached please find a copy of the Senate strike-everything amendment to the property insurance proposal. This was just released. Please review and forward your comments to us as soon as possible. Regards, Katherine A. Scott

Yesterday the House passed its property insurance package with only minor amendments, which have been incorporated into the bill. A copy of the bill is attached. Today, the Senate passed SB 2114 relating to motor vehicle insurance, a copy of …

Please find in the links below a Memorandum and corresponding attachments, as well as two articles of interest. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office.   133_Legislative Update Doc 1 050106.doc 133_Legislative …

The House of Representatives temporarily postponed consideration of the PIP bill today (HB 7263). At this time, the bill has not been re-calendared. We sucessfully filed a strike-everything amendment that would incorporate several litigation controls into the bill, including the …