Category: Florida Legislative News

The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference tomorrow, March 2, at 2:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  1606070#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the February 24, 2012 meeting, are attached. …

  Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1860, sponsored by Senator Joe Negron, was heard yesterday, February 29, 2012 in the Senate Budget Committee. Senator Negron and Senator Garrett Richter offered an amendment to the bill, which would have narrowed the …

  The following remarks were make by U.S. Department of Treasury Under Secretary David Cohen on February 29, 2012, at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference.   To view the full report …

  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben. S. Bernanke discusses the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress given on February 29, 2012 before the Committee on Financial Services before the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C.   To view a …

  A Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 1101, the omnibus insurance bill sponsored by State Representative Mike Horner, passed the Florida House of Representatives today, February 29, 2012, by a vote of 114 to 0. The Senate …

  The Florida Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (“Subcommittee”) met today, February 28, 2012 and considered SB 668 by Senator Alan Hays.  The Subcommittee initially did not pass the bill, defeating it by a vote of 2 to …

  Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members: Senator Garrett Richter has filed a substitute amendment to CS/SB 1860 relating to Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance.  To view Senator Richter’s proposal in PDF format, click here.   Should you …

  Senator Garrett Richter has filed a substitute amendment to CS/SB 1860 relating to Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance.  To view Senator Richter’s proposal in PDF format, click here.   Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Colodny …

  Framework Would Simplify the Tax Code, Eliminate Dozens of Tax Loopholes and Subsidies, and Incentivize Job Creation, Investment at Home   WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the President’s framework for reforming the U.S. business …

WASHINGTON – Today, the President proposes comprehensive business tax reform to create better long-term incentives for investing in America.   The last time we fundamentally reformed the business tax code was more than 25 years ago. That was before the …