Category: Legislative Updates

  The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee met yesterday, September 25, 2013 during the first committee week of the 2014 Legislative Session.  The meeting action packet is attached for review. The agenda consisted solely of informational presentations …

  The U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing today, September 25, 2013, entitled “Reauthorizing TRIA: The State of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market.” To go directly to the written remarks submitted by those who testified …

  Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Administrator Craig Fugate, and Louisiana Senators David Vitter and Mary Landrieu were among those testifying today, September 18, 2013, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Economic Policy …

To view the committee roster for 2014, click here. To view a comparison chart showing the differences in committee assignments for 2014 versus 2013, click on the attachement hyperlink at the bottom of this page.   A news release from …

  Speaker-Designate Steve Crisafulli (R-Merrit Island) to serve as House Majority Leader   House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) released the list of 2014 chairs and vice chairs of substantive committees for the Florida House of Representatives today, July 31, …

  In response to a request by U.S. Representatives Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and Steve Stivers (R-OH), the U.S. Government Accountability Office studied the effects of the 2007-2009 financial crisis on the insurance industry and policyholders, and the regulatory response. To …

  Available as of July 23, 2013, mobile device users are encouraged to download version 1.4 of FL House, the official mobile app of the Florida House of Representatives.  The new version includes improved search functionality throughout the app, the …

  After President Obama’s announcement last month on a comprehensive plan toward increasing the use of American clean energy sources to begin to slow the effects of climate change, among other goals, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public …

  Colodny Fass& Webb has prepared the attached chart listing 2013 insurance-related legislation approved by Florida Governor Rick Scott as of June 17, 2013.  Florida’s 2013 Regular Legislative Session concluded May 3, 2013.       Should you have any …

  Various insurance-related bills were among 60 that Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law on Friday, June 14, 2013.  A summary of each bill is below, inclusive of hyperlinks to respective legislative information.   CS/HB 157 relating to Delivery …