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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House and Senate both moved their PIP bills the first week of Session. The House bill was heard on the floor and the Senate bill in its first of three committees. The House PIP repeal and replace bill (HB 19) was heard on the floor of the House…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 11, 2018, the House AOB bill, HB 7015, was heard on the floor for the first time and rolled to third reading. The earliest the House can vote on the bill is January 12, 2018, the next time the House is in session. No floor amendments were…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 11, 2018, the House workers’ compensation reform bill, HB 7009, was heard on the floor for the first time and rolled to third reading. It can be voted on for passage on January 12, 2018, the next time the House is in Session. No floor amendments were…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Commerce Committee passed the named driver exclusion bill, HB 329 with one amendment (#683325) during its meeting on January 11, 2018. This was the last committee stop for the bill; thus it will next be heard on the House floor when set by the House Rules Committee.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 11, 2018, the Senate Rules Committee unanimously approved SB 98, this year’s step therapy and prior authorization bill. This was the last committee stop for the bill. The bill will now be heard on the Senate floor when scheduled by the Special Order Calendar Group. The Rules…