Category: Florida Legislative News
Jun 24, 2011
A controversial 2001 Florida Supreme Court ruling that defined how motor vehicle “crashworthiness” cases were tried was overturned with the enactment of CS/SB 142 Relating to Negligence, which Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law yesterday, June 23, 2011. …
Jun 24, 2011
The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release today, June 24, 2011: Florida Governor Rick Scott Appoints Eight to Judicial Nominating Commissions Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today announced eight appointments to four …
Jun 23, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Touting property tax cuts, Governor Rick Scott signs changes to water management policies Governor Rick Scott today signed sweeping changes to Florida’s water management districts that he says will …
Jun 23, 2011
Intended to encourage residential property mitigation and stronger building codes, respectively, two bills were filed in the U.S. House of Representatives during June 2011. Below is a summary of each: H.R. 2099 – The Natural Disaster Mitigation Act …
Jun 23, 2011
The following news release was issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on June 23, 2011: Agencies Extend Comment Period on Swap Margin and Capital Proposed Rulemaking Five federal agencies have approved and …
Jun 23, 2011
The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference today, June 23 at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 7290949#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the May 6, 2011 meeting, are attached. …
Jun 21, 2011
The following news release was issued by the Office of Governor Rick Scott on June 21, 2011: Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today announced nineteen reappointments and two appointments to eight regional planning councils throughout the …
Jun 21, 2011
Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members: Attached in PDF format is the amici curiae brief filed last week on behalf of the FPCA and other interested parties in the case of Kingsway Amigo v. Ocean Health, Inc. Should you have …
Jun 21, 2011
To view a complete story,click on a headline below: Blog: Virginia education secretary named to head Florida education department The Florida Board of Education unanimously picked Virginias education secretary on Tuesday to run Floridas public schools. Florida …
Jun 21, 2011
The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference on Thursday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 7290949#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the May 6, 2011 meeting, are …