Category: Florida Legislative News
Colodny Fass Insurance-Related Florida Legislative Bill Tracking Chart: Week Ending January 27, 2012
Jan 27, 2012
Colodny Fass presents its weekly bill tracking chart for the week ending January 27, 2012. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2012 Florida Legislative Session, which began …
Jan 26, 2012
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met today, January 26, 2012, and took action on a number of insurance-related bills. The Committee heard SB 1404 relating to Title Insurance by Senator Thad Altman, adopted one amendment to …
Jan 26, 2012
The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference today, January 27, at 3:00 p.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 9708508#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the January 20, 2012 meeting and …
Jan 26, 2012
At its meeting today, January 26, 2012, the Florida House of Representatives’ Civil Justice Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) took up House Bill 427 relating to Civil Remedy Against Insurers by Representative Kathleen Passidomo (R- Naples). In briefly explaining her bill, Representative …
Jan 26, 2012
Today, January 26, 2012, the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) met to hear several insurance-related bills. SB 1346 relating to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) by Senator Steve Oelrich, which would reduces Citizen’s assessment authority, passed the Subcommittee. …
Jan 25, 2012
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board issued the following news releases and statement today, January 25, 2012 regarding the release of economic projections from the January 24-25 Federal Open Market Committee meeting: Federal Reserve Board and FOMC release economic …
Jan 25, 2012
Florida Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater held a “Put the Brakes on Accident Fraud and Abuse” news conference today, January 25, 2012, at which they advocated legislative reform of the Personal Injury Protection insurance system. …
Jan 25, 2012
The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Subcommittee) this morning took up and passed CS/HB 119 relating to motor vehicle insurance. CS/HB 119, sponsored by Representative Boyd (R-Bradenton), would substantially revise Florida’s current personal injury protection (PIP) law by creating …
Jan 25, 2012
The Florida House of Representatives (“House”) Civil Justice Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) passed CS/HB 119 relating to Motor Vehicle Insurance this morning, January 25, 2012. The bill passed unamended. To view a House staff analysis of CS/HB 119, click here. A …
Jan 24, 2012
The following news release was issued today, January 24, 2012 by the Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott: Governor Rick Scott Appoints Belinda Keiser to Board of Directors, Enterprise Florida Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick …