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By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Legislation protecting sensitive workers’ compensation insurance claims information from attorneys for solicitation purposes passed the House 120-0 May 3 and will be going to Governor Rick Scott. The House agreed to accept a somewhat different Senate version because the differences were more style than substance, said Rep. Ben Albritton. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) clean up package, HB 925, returned to the House on May 3, 2017 so the House can consider the changes made to the bill by the Senate. If they approve the changes, the amended bill will go to Governor Scott for signature. …
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The medication synchronization bill (CS/CS/SB 800) affording Floridians “more predictability and convenience” when they pick up prescription drugs won 120-0 final approval from the House May 3 and will go to Governor Rick Scott. The legislation “is aimed at giving Floridians, especially the elderly and chronically ill, more predictability and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Entities allowed to form a public housing authority self-insurance fund (SIF) are expanded under a bill passed by the Senate on May 3, 2017 with a vote of 36-0. The bill, HB 421, passed the House on April 26, 2017. The bill now goes to Governor Scott for consideration. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) insolvency package, HB 837, passed the Legislature on May 3, 2017 and will now be sent to the Governor for approval. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2017 and the Senate passed it on May 3, 2017. The bill is…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the House unanimously passed HB 911, the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The Senate heard the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017, and substituted the House bill for the Senate bill as the bills…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 307 related to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA or Association) passed the House on April 20, 2017 and was sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. The Senate considered the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017 and amended it. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House unanimously approved the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package on April 20, 2017 and sent the bill to the Senate. The Senate heard the bill on the floor for the first time on May 2, 2017 and amended the bill (amendment #658314) to replace the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 2, 2017, the Florida Senate voted unanimously to return the House workers’ compensation public records bill, HB 1107, back to the House. On May 1, 2017, the Senate amended the House bill replacing the House bill with the Senate version of it. FIC reported on May 1,…