The News Service of Florida has reported the list of candidates who filed qualifying papers by the deadline today, April 30, 2010, to run for Florida Congressional seats. The list is reprinted below. Should you have any...
After their passage by the Florida Legislature, various insurance-related bills were sent to Governor Crist today, April 30, 2010. The Governor has until May 15, 2010 to sign, veto or let these bills become...
Subsequent to today’s passage of SB 2044, the omnibus property insurance bill, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued the following statement expressing his appreciation to the...
The Florida House of Representatives passed SB 2044 by a vote of 83 to 34 after debating the bill as amended in the Senate earlier today. The bill now goes to Governor Charlie Crist. He will have 15...
The Florida Senate amended and passed SB 2044 by a vote of 32-6 today, April 30, 2010. Bill sponsor Senator Garrett Richter briefly explained the proposal, together with Amendment 559146, which he had filed to it....
With two versions of omnibus property insurance legislation pending in both the Senate and House of Representatives today, the final day of the 2010 Florida Legislative Session, Colodny Fass has prepared a side-by-side...
Colodny Fass has prepared its annual bill chart to assist in tracking pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2010 Florida Legislative Session, which runs from March 2 through April 30, 2010. Revised as...
An amendment referencing various aspects of the pending omnibus property insurance legislation has been filed by Senator Garrett Richter relating to SB 2044. SB 2044 is currently awaiting third reading by the...
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee (“Committee”) approved H.R. 2555, also known as the “Homeowners’ Defense Act,” on April 27, 2010 by a vote of 39-26. Authored...
The Florida House of Representatives passed a version of SB 2044 yesterday, April 28, 2010, that was nearly identical to the one passed by the Senate on April 23. The lone difference between the versions is an...