Category: Legislative Updates

Governor Bush to Sign Senate Bill 1980 05/16/06

Jan 11, 2007

Senate Bill 1980, Florida’s property insurance package, will be signed this morning by Governor Bush. In other news, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund has published Proposed Emergency Rules and Addendums to Reimbursements Contracts, which can be found at the following …

Governor Bush Presented Senate Bill 1980 5/15/06

Jan 11, 2007

Florida’s legislative property insurance package, Senate Bill 1980, was presented to the Governor on Thursday for his signature and may become law as early as this week. A copy of the bill is attached. We will notify you once the …

Senate Bill 1980 re Property Insurance 05/08/06

Jan 11, 2007

Click here to see the attached enrolled version of Senate Bill 1980 regarding property insurance which includes two (2) last minute amendments that were included in the final version of the Bill passed by the Florida Senate and House.   …

Speaker Bense Press Release re U.S. Senate 05/10/06

Jan 11, 2007

Please see the attached press release regarding Speaker Alan Bense’s decision to not run for the U.S. Senate. Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Colodny Fass.   May 10, 2006 Speaker Announces Decision …

Post Legislative Session Report 05/08/06

Jan 11, 2007

The purpose of this report is to provide the status of certain insurance-related legislative matters proposed during the regular 2006 Legislative Session (“Session”), which officially began on March 7, 2006 and ended May 5, 2006. A copy of the final …

Florida’s Property Insurance Legislation 05/07/06

Jan 11, 2007

Attached you will find a copy of Florida’s property insurance legislation that passed the Florida House and Senate in the last moments of the 2006 Session. Two conforming amendments passed as well that did not substantively change the content of …

Important Update re Senate’s Property Package 05/04/06

Jan 11, 2007

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 …