Apr 17, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA has issued the following BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Former House Speaker Ray Sansom was indicted by a Leon County grand jury Friday. The grand jury also charged Northwest Florida State College President Bob Richburg. Complete news …
Apr 17, 2009
Joint Legislative Budget Conference Negotiators for the Florida Senate and House of Representatives will hold a Joint Budget Conference on Monday, April 20, 8:00-9:00 a.m., at a location to be determined. The Senate passed its budget bill (SB 2600) on …
Apr 17, 2009
Florida Senate Session The Florida Senate held Session on Thursday, April 16, and acted on the following insurance related bills: SB 1432 relating to Insurance Premiums by Senator Ronda Storms (R-Brandon) Update: SB 1432 was substituted by HB 741 relating …
Apr 17, 2009
The Florida Senate Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means approved Senate Bill 1950 this morning, April 17, 2009, by a vote of 10 to 9, with Committee Chairman J.D. Alexander being the swing vote. Thirteen amendments were …
Apr 17, 2009
The Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division will meet today, April 17, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the FPCA’s request for a hearing on proposed Rule 69J-166.031 relating to Mediation of Residential Property Insurance Claims. Correspondence from Colodny Fass …
Apr 16, 2009
Florida Senate Committee on Education Pre-K-12 Appropriations The Florida Senate Committee on Education Pre-K-12 Appropriations met on Wednesday, April 15, and acted on the following insurance-related bill: CS/CS/SB 1310 relating to Tax Credits/Nonprofit Scholarship-funding Organizations by the Senate Committee on …
Apr 16, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a measure (SB 886) Wednesday that would allow parents to sign pre-event waivers. However, that was after lawmakers inserted a provision that provided that parents could only sign a waiver that freed a company from …
Apr 16, 2009
The Florida Senate is expected to take up its pari-mutuel gambling measures on Thursday as it moves toward an inevitable conference committee to hammer out details with competing and more conservative House legislation. Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Treasure Island, says opponents …
Apr 16, 2009
Florida Senate Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means The Florida Senate Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means will meet on Friday, April 17, 8:00-10:00 a.m., Room 412K, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The agenda includes the following insurance-related …
Apr 16, 2009
An April 15, 2009 blog posting from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel regarding the State Farm Florida market withdrawal issue is reprinted below. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Colodny Fass. State Farm fights Florida’s conditions for it …