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By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 993 State Employees’ Prescription Drug Program — by Magar The House Appropriations Committee approved 24-0 on March 29 a plan establishing a drug formulary for the state employee group health insurance program, with a projected savings of $30 million in the upcoming fiscal year even though it would be…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 334 Prejudgment Interest — by Steube This is now the bill:266818 – Amendment (Delete All) PDF398962 – Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (266818) PDF471646 – Amendment to Substitute Amendment (398962) PDF The second committee substitute and revised staff analysis should be available soon, probably early next week. FIC will distribute…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General CounselThe House postponed consideration of the TNC bill, HB 221, by the full House on March 29, 2017. We believe the bill was postponed because Florida’s CFO, Jeff Atwater, wants the TNC enforcement provisions given to him in the bill amended to require enforcement actions be pursued initially in an…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills relating to direct primary care (HB 161) and drug transparency (HB 589) were taken up for the first time on the House floor on March 29, 2017. The House is expected to debate and pass the bills on March 30, 2017. Regarding direct primary care, both the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill designed to provide clarification as to when the statute of limitation and statute of repose start for construction defect claims by defining when the construction contract is considered complete is expected to be passed by the House on March 30, 2017. The bill, HB 377, was heard…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 29, 2017, the full House heard the homeowners’ policy transfer bill and moved the bill for a vote which should occur on March 30, 2017. The bill, HB 805, was amended on the floor. The amendment made a clarifying change to the bill, but did not change…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 986 The Department Of Financial Services — by StargelAmendment by Stargel 676762 – Amendment by Stargel 218904 HB 925 Department of Financial Services — by Miller (M) The Department of Financial Services “clean-up” package, which moved through the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee March 20, was approved March 29…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 730 Insurer Insolvency — by PassidomoHB 837 Insurer Insolvency — by Raburn For the second day in a row, the Department of Financial Services’ insolvency package passed a legislative committee, probably heading for final approval during this Florida legislative session. This is a top priority for Chief Financial Officer…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1271 Construction Defect Claims — by TrumbullAmendment by Trumbull PDF Florida’s “Right to Repair” law would be tweaked and enhanced under a bill (CS/HB 1271) approved March 28 by the House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee. The legislation on construction defect claims and pre-suit intervention is supported by insurers…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill, HB 421, to expand entities allowed to participate in public housing self-insurance funds (SIFs) passed its last House committee, House Commerce, on March 29, 2017 with a delete everything amendment. The bill will be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The Senate…